Pros: Classic Gibson characters, yet set in the present Cons: A bit on the pointless side
The generation born in the 1970s and '80s has benefited from a revolution in the way our world functions; a sea change of the magnitude of steam power, Ford's assembly line, or the refutation of the heliocentric universe. Never before has information ...
Pros: Lively, sharp prose; flawless dialogue; fast-paced whirlwind plot. Cons: The climactic Big Explanation left me somewhat confused, but that could just be me.
Cyberpunk has been around for almost exactly as long as I have (I was born in 1979, cyberpunk in 1980 with Bruce Bethke’s short story “Cyberpunk”). I think I timed it pretty well, having had the good fortune to be around for the rise of the...
Pros: The read is captivating with intriguing characters and interesting subject matter. Cons: The "talk" style narrative irked me a bit and the last few pages repulsed me.
William Gibson's <
i>Neuromancer
is both an engaging story and groundbreakingly innovative; while Gibson has had a number of successful novels since then critics have repeatedly disparaged them for lacking the same ...
Pros: William Gibson's prose. Decent story.
Cons: I had trouble relating to Casey. May not be what "Cyberpunk" fans are looking for.
How many times has this happened to you? You're bumbling along minding your own business, watching a movie, reading a book, listening to the radio or some such and suddenly the story or song of film or whatever reaches out and grabs you by the shirt ...
Pros: The language. So beautiful, so stark. Immersing myself in it for long periods of time. Cons: The ending is a little unsatisfying. Maybe I just didn't want it to end.
Pattern Recognition follows Cayce Pollard, a sort of advertising consultant, as she's given a rather unusual task: that of finding the creator of a series of short anonymous video clips released on the web. These clips, known as "the footage," has ...
Pros: A richly detailed world Cons: The style is hard going and the finale weak.
Pattern Recognition is William "Neuromancer" Gibson's latest novel set in the very near present. At the beginning it's a "Coolhunting" book, with the lead character employed by a marketing firm to say whether or not a new logo or marketing effort ...
Pros: Best Book by Gibson since Neuromancer... Cons: ended too quickly...
I have always loved the futurist novels of William Gibson... and now with his latest book "Pattern Recognition" he has taken all of the elements that I loved of his previous novels and placed them in the present... excellent... Our heroine is a...
In a post-9/11 world, the present is as unpredictable as any future... Paid to predict the hottest trends, Cayce Pollard is in London to evaluate the ...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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