I enjoyed Altered Carbon, but it was not the easiest read on the planet. This was Richard K. Morgan's debut novel, in what became an informal trilogy, and it shows.

It was my impression that quite often he was trying way too hard to achieve style points, over simply being true to his characters and telling the story.

If you enjoy William Gibson or Pat Cadigan, give Morgan's Altered Carbon a go. He has interesting ideas, but as I said you may have to wade through all of the showing off to get to them.