"It might seem odd that in cities teetering at the edge of the abyss young people still go to class--in this case an evening class on corporate identity and product branding--but that is the way of things, with cities as with life, for one moment we are pottering about our errands as usual and the next we are dying, and our eternally impending ending does not put a stop to our transient beginnings and middles until the instant when it does."

While the screenplay doesn't offer anything revelatory if you've already seen the movie, I do love these little images scattered throughout the book.

Gorgeous art and a thrilling story. Liu and Takeda have done an incredible job creating this world with all of its horrors and beauties.