Paperback, 298 pages
English language
Published Aug. 1, 1994 by Penguin Books.
‘Chevette never stole things, or anyway not from other people, and definitely not when she was working.’
So how's she going to explain the sunglasses? And not just any sunglasses, but this one, very special, very expensive pair, loaded with the data that threaten to utterly transform her city of San Francisco, State of Northern California, in the year 2005.
I just sank right into this. I love what Gibson does with character--how he uses the absurdity of reality to make fiction feel authentic. This one has a serious case of McGuffin-itis, but I didn't care because I just wanted to keep hearing Gibson's version of people and place in my head.
If Haruki Murakami and Philip K Dick had ever written a book together this would have been it (they didn't have no baby or anything though). To me it felt like Philip's story but in the voice of Murakami.
My first William Gibson novel and I've enjoyed it, he has created an interesting future, things are only slightly more advanced than they are now which makes it easier to get into. There are a fair number of characters, all having little bit parts, I only really had an issue with one of then, Yamazaki, I could see the point of including him, was he telling the story or not? The setting was brilliant, the bridge and how it had been built on was described so well I was able to picture it in me head with ease.
Glad to see that this is down as book one, should mean I'll …
If Haruki Murakami and Philip K Dick had ever written a book together this would have been it (they didn't have no baby or anything though). To me it felt like Philip's story but in the voice of Murakami.
My first William Gibson novel and I've enjoyed it, he has created an interesting future, things are only slightly more advanced than they are now which makes it easier to get into. There are a fair number of characters, all having little bit parts, I only really had an issue with one of then, Yamazaki, I could see the point of including him, was he telling the story or not? The setting was brilliant, the bridge and how it had been built on was described so well I was able to picture it in me head with ease.
Glad to see that this is down as book one, should mean I'll get to read about the characters again. woooo
Engaging characters and snappy writing. Gibson is becoming one of my most favorite authors.
