Weekend reading roundup (13 Feb 2017)

[nanila]

How did your weekend reading go? If you planned on anything specifically, did you read it?

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[sunflowerinrain]

The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi.

I'd started it a few weeks ago and put it aside twice, but this weekend took it up again and after a few pages was hooked: so hooked that I wanted to continue with the series immediately, and only just managed to restrain my credit card.

The mystery is intriguing though it's not an easy read, especially if you try to follow the weird but fortunately unexplored physics. The social engineering is quite scary, and the portrayal of memory manipulation is the stuff of nightmares.

The central character is said to be modelled on Arsène Lupin, but I kept thinking Hercule Flambeau: the names, of course, but I suspect that Flambeau was also partly based on Lupin. Le Flambeur is an appealing hero in spite of his flaws.

[nanila]

That sounds fascinating. I hope you enjoy exploring the series at your convenience.