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title = "The Drift Wars - Brett James"
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date = 2015-02-03
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category = "review"
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tags = ["books", "en-au", "brett james"]
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There are very few books that I've read that made my head spin by being so terrible describing action scenes. There is _Neuromancer_ has pretty damn good action sequences. This one, no.
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Maybe it's because you can't really get the pace of the sequence. Maybe it's because it's badly described. Maybe it's because things sound so cartoonish you can't really go. I mean, how can I imagine an action sequence when the big bad guy seems to be a Spidermon from Doom on steroids, the middle guys felt like Carnage from Spiderman and the mind-guys seemed copies of Mordin from Mass Effect.
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And let's not forget the main plot machine, which makes absolutely no sense at all -- even if it's a pretty damn concept to keep the story flowing.
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Speaking of flowing, if you take the heavy packed sequences and the enemies description, it's a pretty damn good book. Almost like "All You Need Is Kill" in structure and plot advancement.
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So it's not a bad book at all, and may feel like a really good read if you managed to follow Neuromancer sequences.
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