Futuristic violence and fancy suits

by David Wong

Harcover, 374 pages

English language

Published Oct. 6, 2015 by Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-04019-0
OCLC Number:: 913573100

(22 reviews)

"Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's Dumpster on a hot summer day. This is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish, and ridiculous on any street corner"--Amazon.com.

In the near future, Zoey Ashe navigates a city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. Anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star; human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. Her only trusted advisor is a cat, but even …

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JuanMoreStory@bookrastinating.com reviewed Futuristic violence and fancy suits by David Wong

A fun set of characters with a dystopian backdop

3 stars

This book's genre is a comedic science fiction. The author created a group of characters and placed them in a setting called Tabula Ra$a.

The city is said to be governed by free market capitalism. The author seems to want to leave it to the reader as whether that is a good thing or bad thing, as he depicts the wide gap between rich and poor. The main protagonist, Zoey, is briefly described as poor in the beginning but then is thrust into a position of wealth and supported by the rest of the cast to help her navigate that new world.

While there is no definitive stance of morality in such a world, the characters are fun enough to make you want to finish reading. The author does a good job of playing with expectations of a more upbeat comedy, and lands a few twists in the story to …

This book's genre is a comedic science fiction. The author created a group of characters and placed them in a setting called Tabula Ra$a.

The chapters are short, which I tend to like since I get to choose whether I read for a short stint or plow through chapters for a longer sit down.

I give it 3 stars for the lack of depth, which makes a longer book like this a little harder to enjoy, but the comedy and twists make it worthy of a read.

georgewhatup reviewed Futuristic violence and fancy suits by David Wong

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3 stars

DNF.

Its a fun time, the world building (especially the Blink network) is fun and there are some good lines, but once the world is built and it's time for the characters and plot to shine there wasn't much hooking me to continue. From some quick scanning of comments on here it seems like that wasn't going to change.

It would be good for a light easy read, just wasn't in the mood.

decadent_and_depraved reviewed Futuristic violence and fancy suits by David Wong

Review of 'Futuristic violence and fancy suits' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Subpar, dull, and too bloody long. This is incredibly disappointing considering I am a huge fan of the author's other series.

gimley reviewed Futuristic violence and fancy suits by David Wong

Review of 'Futuristic violence and fancy suits' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

OK, I'm not going to continue with this one. It's too much of a cliche hidden behind some interesting details (and, some not so interesting details when you come down to it.) I started it because I liked one of his cracked.com columns. And I liked John Dies in the End. At least I remember liking it. I suspect he wrote much of it before those other books and, now that he's a commercial success, decided to see if he could make some money from it. But I could be wrong. I won't hold it against him. I might try his "spiders" book.

The Gnome King reviewed Futuristic violence and fancy suits by David Wong

Review of 'Futuristic violence and fancy suits' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Really really really disappointed with this book because of the following reasons:

1. The book doesn't feature David and John, my heroes, they don't even get some kind of bizarre cameo. (The book doesn't loose any stars for this, it is something I'll have to come to terms with)

2. Some of the writing is lazy, example. When our heroin reaches the city it gets described as being just like the city in the movie blade runner, easy enough to picture and the authors work is done.

3. His previous books to me have been borderline genius, so funny, so random and great characters that you are guaranteed to root for. This one however, not that funny, the sort of humour that can be found in many books.

Nothing original in this underwhelming book. Giving it 3stars for being an average story.

princeofspace reviewed Futuristic violence and fancy suits by David Wong

Review of 'Futuristic violence and fancy suits' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

After thoroughly enjoying JDATE I had to check this book out and it does not disappoint. Several times I laughed out loud on the metro, startling fellow commuters. David Wong's writing always feel hyper aware of current internet culture and weaves that into the story in a more seamless way than other pop culture savvy books like Ready Player One. Definitely worth checking out.