I liked the beginning more than the second half. The "bad guy" was a good choice, though. It made sense but was still a surprise to me. The whole Steam Walker/Fashion Designer/Male/Female character just didn't work. I suspect that the "martial arts & mystery book" fans have Lancet at the top of their lists. Not for me though. I kept thinking of the scene in Indiana Jones where Harrison Ford, faced with a sword twirler threat, takes out a gun and shoots him. The martial arts scenes were a stretch for me.
Follows Sadie and Sam (Mazer) from childhood to mid-thirties when both are feeling old and a bit out of it in the gaming world. Characters are well-rounded, develop throughout the novel in interesting way. Plot is involved but sensible. Not a single, "Oh, come on!" moment. The book could have been faster paced. Odd, since the main topic is video games which are not for their speed of engagement and Gabrielle Zevin clearly knows her video games. Recommended by Michael Connelly in an interview. He also has Bosch pick up the book in his novel, Resurrection Walk, as Bosch tails a possible witness to a crime as she moves through a bookstore. Sadie and Sam do not get together at the end, which is good. Marx killed by homophobic nutcase who really wants to kill Sam, but Sam isn't there. Marx is father of Sadie's child.
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