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The Electric Church (Avery Cates, No.1) - Community Reviews back

by Jeff Somers
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syncytio
syncytio rated it 12 years ago
Holy hell, I love this book. Love the idea behind it, the fight against eternity and a religion that wants to consume every part of you. Willingly or not. Avery Cates is not a sympathetic character. He's a killer for hire, the man least likely to perform heroics, a cheat and a survivor. But he's a l...
Itinerant Librarian on Books
Itinerant Librarian on Books rated it 13 years ago
I really had to drag myself through the book. A pity because the book does have some strengths and positives to it. On the positive side, the dystopia it describes is actually pretty good. The concept of the Electric Church and the monks is definitely a pretty good, original idea. But that is about ...
Genosha is for lovers
Genosha is for lovers rated it 15 years ago
In any other media this would be amazing but it's a little too repetitive for a fun novel.
EricCWelch
EricCWelch rated it 15 years ago
I haven't read much dystopian fiction, the daily newspaper suffices as an antidote to cheer. I certainly intend to read Margaret Atwood's latest couple of books and read 1984 (talk about dated!) and Brave New World (although some might argue it's more Utopian.) It's also possible to read this book a...
TezMillerOz
TezMillerOz rated it 16 years ago
Religion is electrified in the snappy first book of Jeff Somers' cyber-noir series featuring Avery Cates.John Lennon might have imagined a world without religion, but this futuristic tale features a church gone mad, where to convert means sacrificing your brain to a cyborg's body. And if you don't w...
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