AIs) and a whole alternate reality to explore. I arrived here from Iain's SciFi background, which is incredibly complex, with layers upon layers of interconnected stories, interesting and well developed characters (esp. It's an interesting book if you're interested in the subject and explains how somebody develops that kind of personality disorder, but don't expect an engaging story or psychopaths of the "character quality" of Hannibal Lecter. The book reads as characters basically act and react upon "random" events of violence, explained with greater detail than the story itself, and it's difficult to follow a backstory or evolution of the characters. I believe it does not develop the characters enough, the story is feeble and flashbacks don't really help. What I have aproblem with is with the "shallowness" of the writing. What I like about the book is the setting and the narration style, both of which are fitting. Personally, I don't have a problem with the underlying subject but caveat emptor and all that. There's violence, sadism and a total lack of empathy. First of all, this book is about the development of a psychopath.
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