Counterweight

Surprised I didn't like this more. Neo-noir with corporate espionage and sci-fi elements. It ended up feeling like a shallow collection of all these elements, without a lot of depth. Apparently, it was conceived as a low-budget sci-fi film, so I guess that makes sense. Ultimately, I barely followed the plot. I suppose you could call it a vibes book since it's about 150 pages.

I picked this one entirely based on vibes so I didn't really expect anything in particular. It was a quick and fairly interesting read but not a super impressive one.

Too focused on convoluted world building that it drowns its own forgettable characters. It is nothing like it's self-marketed Joseph Conrad comparisons. Apparently Djuna intended this to be a sci-fi film initially, and it really shows. What we have is a rare occasion where it should have never been a book to begin with, and should have jumped straight to the screen for better results.