Glasshouse Audiobook

" Okay, Britt and Josh. Okay. "

" Not, perhaps, one of Stross' best novels, although its perfectly enjoyable. It starts out rather slowly, but builds up as it develops (indeed, the ending is, if anything, rather rushed). Some interesting ideas, of late 20th century western civilisation viewed through the eyes of a very different culture in the far future, as well as questions of identity, given the viewpoint character's near total amnesia about his past life. But, on the whole, it fell a little short of some of the best of Stross' work... perhaps there's just too much background to set up in terms of the viewpoint culture and its history. "

" Another really fun read. If there were half-points, I'd have given this a 4.5 -- not a 5 though, because of a few noticeable flaws. There are times when there's a little too much of a deus ex machina (via machina ex machina?) quality to the solutions, but they are used to good effect, you only kind of see them coming. "

" This was fun - a real page-turner, and explored some interesting ideas. Would have been 5 stars, but the ending was much too tidy. "

" A little time travel "experiment" in which subjects from the future are sent back to the DARK AGES: 1990s-2000!! Infused with plenty of ironic humor as people in the far-off future try to make sense out of our "archaic" trends and customs. Highly recommend if you enjoy sci fi! "

" Another great book by Charles Stross. I love the way this guy thinks. "

" Excellent pacing. There's a hard left turn in the early part of the book. The ending is a little disjointed, which may or may not be on purpose but either way meshes thematically with the events anyway. "

" Pretty good 21st century SF/Cyberpunk "

" A sci-fi espionage thriller, that plays with the ideas of identity. It reminds me in a way (and I think with reason) of the television show "The Prisoner". "

" I enjoyed this book. Though the level of luck and coincidence that unfolded for the protagonist was a little over the top it was easy to ignore most of the time for the sake of science fiction. "

" High concept cyberpunk with a lot of problems: confusing exposition, inconsistent characters, and a panopticon with rules that fade in and out. But Stross's confidence with the idea of technological singularity keeps the pages turning. I can see why this was nominated for the Hugo (and didn't win). "

" A future "experiment" which imitates "the dark ages." Complex SF that is highly readable. "

" I enjoyed it but I don't think I'll get used to the strange words that Charles Stross makes up to describe furturistic technologies. In my opinion he tends to fall into the story without giving the reader a chance to get used to the foreign concepts. But then that's just an opinion. "

" Loved it. I want more Stross. "

" Highly recommended. Read it in few days spending hours at a time. Gender, identity, sociology, wakapow hard sci-fi all rolled together in a relentless stream of social commentary, engaging twists and provocative ideas. "

" DRM causes our current age to be erased from history. Fascinating. "

" I enjoyed Glasshouse, but I felt like I was waiting for the story to reach a middle point right up until the end of the book. "

" This is probably my favorite book I have ever read. Ever. "

" Intriguing, good plot twists. At times a bit predictable though, and the technical jargon can be a bit much. Still a fascinating read. "

" This is probably my favorite book I have ever read. Ever. "

" With most books by Charlie Stross, I have a hard time putting them down. Glasshouse I actually found that I had to put down a few times, because my heart was pounding. It's an amazingly engaging book, and one I enjoyed a lot. "

" Every advocate of "gamification" should read this book to see exactly how achievement systems are inherently totalitarian. Besides that, a good twisty story brimming with brilliant SFnal ideas. "

" A bit jumbled at the start, but very creepy once things got going. "

" I wanted to like this, I really did. But I didn't. It dragged on, the subplots went nowhere, and the ending was highly unsatisfactory. I suppose it was nice to read some good, queer-positive science fiction, but I was hoping for better. "

" I thoroughly enjoyed this - entertaining and exciting in parts... Stross is good! "

" Like Neuromancer, but with a protagonist who's really into his feelings. Also, not awesome. I didn't make it far. Maybe five chapters, maybe less. Meh. "