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title: "Spares: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – February 2, 1998"
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# Spares: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – February 2, 1998

**Brand:** michael marshall smith
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- **What is this?** Spares: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – February 2, 1998 by michael marshall smith
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great disturbing tale from the dystopian future
  

*by A***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 28, 2012*

Where do I begin? I recall hearing on a podcast or reading somewhere that this book influenced Richard Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs trilogy (a huge favorite of mine). And in reading 'Spares' I had to remind myself that 'Spares' was published before 'Altered Carbon'.'Spares''s hero (well anti-hero actually) reminds me a lot of Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs. 'Spares' doesn't have the same wide scope as 'AC' (no space travel and no colony worlds for Randall to explore). Most of the action takes place in New Richmond (Virginia). Like Kovacs, Randall is a man with a checkered past. He's also a veteran of a tough and brutal war, although unlike with Kovacs' experience at Innenin, we are given a fairly full account of Randall's experience in the Gap.I don't want to get into plot too much for risk of spoiling. What I found with Smith's plotting was that as Randall tries to unravel the mystery at the heart of 'Spares' you feel like Smith has given you hints and that you could almost figure out the mystery. Except you can't. I always had this feeling with some of Michael Crichton's better thrillers; as if the author has given me the information to solve the mystery and yet it remains tantalizingly out of reach. I always take this as the sign of a well-crafted plot.I enjoyed Smith's writing style very much. I think he manages to paint a picture of a very disturbing, dystopian future and yet at the same time Smith manages to inject quite a lot of humor into the story, which has some very disturbing aspects. His characters are real with both positive and negative (sometimes very negative) qualities, quite unlike the All-American Supermen protagonists found in the works of Tom Clancy or other similar thriller writers.I've made mention of this in other reviews but the ability to write good metaphors and similes is what separates a really good writer from a more pedestrian writer. In my opinion, it's the metaphors that add poetry to a writer's prose. It is also a writer's metaphors that allow for the more trenchant and insightful commentary on the human condition. In my opinion, the greatest metaphorist I've read is Michael Chabon. China Mieville is also quite talented in this respect. If Chabon gets an A for metaphors, and Mieville and A- then Smith is a solid B+ bordering on an A-.If you like dark, dystopian cyberpunk/cybernoir, I don't think you will be disappointed with 'Spares'.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Best Sci-Fi Book Ever
  

*by M***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 21, 2016*

I just finished reading Michael Marshall Smith's book Spares. I am a fan of his other books written under the name Michael Marshall but have only recently purchased the 3 earlier works. Spares is many stories in one book. It is a murder mystery, an adventure and most of all the most unique and interesting science fiction that I have ever read. There are more original ideas and scenarios in this story than in many books put together, all tied together in a flawless way that makes it understandable and most enjoyable. Perhaps, most uniquely of all, it is written with a remarkable sense of humor. As I finished reading it I felt that I would miss the whole thing, the story, the characters and the humor. I would very much like to see this on the screen.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Enjoyable Read
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2021*

Fun book and satisfying pay off. Felt like sci-fy meets noir. Some really neat ideas! Kinda slow to start but keep with it.

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