The Electric Church Audiobook

" This book would have been much better is the author repeat a lot of the background every chapter. It felt like a serial book where each chapter was separately written and later combined into a book. "

" This was pretty good, but relied too heavily on foul language to carry the dialog. Otherwise, this was pretty good. A bit silly in spots, but a nice, fast read. A bit too much action to be considered Noir, this was more or less straight up SF shoot-em-up, making up for its lack of depth with lots of shooting and chases. "

" Reminiscent of the Petrovitch novels, though not as good. There's a problem with the premise that was never addressed. Still, it was a fun, if violent, dystopian sci-fi thriller. "

" Loved the originality of this book. The whole concept of the Electric Church populated by cyborg Monks with human minds trapped inside was creepy as heck. Two problems with the book. The first is that the writing can be repetitive, describing the same people or groups the same way, again and again. That created some fight-through for me, but I was glad I stuck with it. Second problem is the ubiquitous presence of f- bombs. If you removed the mother of all swear words, all you would have left are the front and back covers. Just got tiresome. Quickly. "

" Read about 20 pages: trite vocabulary, Sam Spade in a future dystopia, very crude language (usually that doesn't matter, but this was ridiculous), and it was shaping up to be a boring read. Life's too short. "

" great book. fun adventure, set in the future, part Blade Runner, part Escape From New York. set up for interesting sequels, which are apparently already in the works. "

" Pulpy and brutish and nasty and awesome. "

" A view of the technological singularity as a period of upheaval. "

" I loved this book and will be reading the whole series as fast as I can! "

" Not bad. I like cyber punk books. The only thing that I might say I did not like is the end, it was a bit confusing, on what exactly what each character had to do... except for Avery Cates, of course. I all, it was a pleasant read. "

" This is a fun fast read. I made the mistake of reading the second (the digital...) first but it actually didn't mess this one up. Fast-paced, shoot-em-up, dyspeptic, enjoyable. "

" I didn't finish this one. The language used is very scifi and the story was repetitive and seemingly pointless. "

" I picked up this book because I thought someone recommended it. They were clearly recommending something else. I skimmed a bit and read pieces. I never got to the part that was mentioned though. Ironically book #2 looks more interesting so I'll give it a try. "

" The book was a standard "dystopian" view of the post singularity world. The Plot was OK, but the narrative was really well done. Interesting characters were developed, and clearly the first in a series. Good holiday reading. "

" Fun sci-fi action story. Think Blade Runner meets John Woo with a techno-punk quality about it. "

" my friend lent this to me saying it was a fun action sci fi book and thats pretty much what it was. nothing too great but will keep you reading. "

" Not a bad opening to the series. This book almost had too much action for my taste. I could see this book being made into a movie one day. "

" If Invasion of the Body Snatchers + Blade Runner = awesome in your mind, read this book. "

" Avatar monks? oh yes. Kick arse cop killer Avery Cates with a secret heart of gold is legendery in this super adrenaline filled action blockbuster of a book. love it. "

" my friend lent this to me saying it was a fun action sci fi book and thats pretty much what it was. nothing too great but will keep you reading. "

" very exciting story of a really weird religion, action packed, great characters "

" Lots of fun. Foul mouthed, yes, and so gross and gritty too, but the world of this book is really interesting and... fun! Atleast fun to read about. I enjoyed it, but i'd have to be careful before I recommended it to anyone. "

" I didn't finish this one. The language used is very scifi and the story was repetitive and seemingly pointless. "

" The beginning of the book confuses me as I have almost no idea what his current situation is and where he is going. Even though it is confusing, it is action packed. "

" One of the many freebie books that I got at Comic Con this year. The cover made me actually pick it up and give it a chance. Turned out to be a pretty interesting read. I cannot wait to read the next book and find out what becomes of Avery. "