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Finished reading Murderland 2 a few days ago, and I'm ready for part 3! I think it's a very fresh, challenging and entertaining take on where our society is at and where it's going.

Like part 1 it had its good points for me, and its bad points as well. The good parts, of course, far outweigh the bad points.

What impressed me the most about part 1 was the stylistic approach. Almost a futurespeak at times, it was quite clever and drew me into Jeremy's world. My major criticism was that it was a little light on plot.

Part 2 is far more plot & action oriented. We don't see into Jeremy's mind as often. So my main critcism is reversed. The plot is intriguing and carries you along as it should, but I miss those stylistic touches that impressed me from part 1. I find my favorite parts being when I can see into Jeremy's mind- such as the dream sequences, which are blazingly original and engrossing. Some of the plotting is underwritten, IMO, and moves along TOO fast. I find myself saying- but wait, what happened when...?

And Garrett- please, please PLEASE give your manuscripts to somebody to proofread, before they go to the printer, because it appears your publisher can't do it. It makes the book look rushed. There isn't a page that doesn't have a spelling, punctuation or usage error on it somewhere- simple things like using bare when you mean bear.

There are a few other things that bothered me- like the Reap "commandments." Reap is tragedy. that's NOT A COMMANDMENT. A commandment is a call to action. An order. Thou shalt honor thy mother and father. That's a commandment. Of course, I guess it could be said that those parts are written in the voice of a particular character, whose twisted viewpoint calls them commandents when they're not... but it still bothered me.

Bottom line is- this is a very good book. Extremely entertaining and profound, but with a few flaws. Worth every penny, and if you haven't gotten your copy, you really should.