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On a tangent, if you are interested in Takeshi Kovacs's universe, do yourself a favour and skip the diluted and emasculated product made by Netflix.

The books have a raw and anarchistic edge that is not present in the TV series.

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I loved Altered Carbon the book, but really couldn't get into the TV adaptation either.

I could never put my finger on exactly why they felt so different.... there is an energy to the book that isnt there in the TV.

There are more books in the series, at least 3 in total that I know of.

Season 1 was okayish - the "A plot" was as strong as I remember it from the books. The "B plot" about Takeshi's past, however, was massacred.

The “A plot” was closer to the book than the “B plot”, but the A plot was weakened too. The digital/virtual torture scene has the single most glaring omission. However, thematically the Hollywood version of Quellism is the single biggest change, as it alters the motives of many characters. Event by event the “A plot” is close to the book, but it tones down the raw anarchy of the book.

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