| | Comment from (2003-03-09) |
| In reference to Gibson's most recent work "Pattern Recognition", I would have to say that this is one of his best books ever. While being different from every other work he has ever done before, it has a definite insight into present times and present sociological attitudes. Different from all his previous work, especially the first person viewpoint, it was a slow, but poignant book. Definetely worth the read, even if just to see Gibson flex his creative muscles. I imagine departing from a style used in previous books is a difficult task.
I was, and still am, a big fan of the Sprawl series and used to think Gibson was losing touch with his "old" fan base. I think perhaps he might have just returned to his "roots" so to speak when he wrote the Bridge Series. Gibson's first major writing, as far as I know, is Agrippa (A book of The Dead). This new series and his new books mimic that style of writing mutch closer than the Sprawl series ever did. I still prefer the Sprawl Series of all his books, but have come to accept and appreciate his new work. |
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| | Comment from (2003-03-07) |
| His writing style is fairly heavy and many of his books are very similar to each other, but he has some brilliant novels, like Neuromancer, which is a science fiction classic. If you like Neuromancer a lot, then you might want to read his other novels, like Count Zero, but if you don't, the I wouldn't recommend it. |
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| | Comment from (2003-03-07) |
| There's a recent addition to Gibson's body of work missing from this description. The latest is Pattern Recognition. Gibson has been writing less about the Sprawl and more about the near-er future for the last few books, and this one follows with that tradition. This is probably his most slow paced, dreamlike book, and seems to break ties with everything he's done before. As he bores of the future, he brings us a reworked concept involving players and situations that could be familiar in today's world. Sure, all the hallmarks of Gibson are there: the mysterious, super-rich backer that wants 'some thing'; the talented and slightly bent pawn willing to obtain said object through skill and sheer luck; the shadowy person/persons out to prevent the pawn from obtaining the object, and the benevolent Knight in Shining Armor that swoops in to save the main character's ass at the last second. It's got Gibson written all over it, and all through it, but spoken from a big fan of the Sprawl series, I think he's losing his touch. The premise of this book alone just isn't very interesting. |
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