I have wanted to read/watch this series. There is actually a good reads giveaway today for the first book.

@Sci-FiOdyssey

4 жыл бұрын

Wow awesome! Never a better reason to read a book than to get it for free 😁

I think the choice to leave Kovacs in his body in the series was a good one. In films we view what's happening from the outside while books are far more strongly aligned with the view point characters perspective. When Kovacs in a woman's body is touched in intensely female ways it's as if it's happening to us. We feel his / her pain. But in series the scene would be yet another gratuitous toucher of a women. We would be in the perspective of the torchers rather than the torcheres. So by leaving Kovacs in his the body we associate him with recognise and sympathise with him in this moment.

@8020Alive

7 ай бұрын

Respectfully disagree. The sleeves are just temporary - the mind experiencing the torture and subsequent stack memories are what matters. Richard Morgan was making a point that in VR torture could be "enhanced" and extreme in ways the captive individuals couldn't predict. It was too extreme for Netflix - lets be honest.

I thought the scene where Kovacs initially enters the hotel was considerably more violent than in the book, maybe just dramatic effect?

Is there any nudity or graphic sexuality in the series?

@Sci-FiOdyssey

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it’s certainly not for kids.

Yes. The ultra violence is necessary. Watching the show without the brutality would have left me confused about how mentally broken the characters might be. Watching a character get resleeved is not equal to watching them talk about how they got resleeved. I probably would have had more empathy and rage if a female had been used for that scene. But I understand that couldn't be shown on Netflix.

The books are about more than violence, perhaps you should examine why you are focusing on that specific aspect of these novels. If you can't abide this level of violence/horror then don't read about the very real things humans have done to other humans historically and currently. We could be so much better, but we a human... a curse as much as a blessing. Your views pre-suppose that violence should not be explored in literature, perhaps you believe that ultra-violence in society is inspired by violent literature. Do you really believe that torturers are reading Richard K Morgan for inspiration? The real world is far more harsh than RKM's visions and the reasons for real violence against women are far more mundane. Any writer who writes about violence in the context of social acceptance is holding a mirror up to our own society. These writers are not the problem, they merely report on our own shortcomings. The more of us that there are on this planet, the more likely this type of violence will be played out routinely. Poverty, hunger, greed, and power know no bounds.