Altered Carbon

It started out great, with big ideas and great style for a first novel but after the first half the plot kind of falls apart. The introduction of the main antagonist feels like it has no connection to the first half of the book. It feels so misplaced that I was wondering if I forgo tabout the character. On some level it felt more like a different plot than a continuation. While everything gets tied together at the end, the sheer number of characters, bodies, sleeves and regulations can be confusing.