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141 reviews
William Gibson

Berkley Trade, 2008

not as good as pattern recognition but interesting nonetheless
as a gibson fan since neuromancer, i found pattern recognition a worthwhile departure into the present/near future world of google and post911. spook country explores a similar setting but with less insight. i found the exploration of some of gibson's older themes in this new light thoughtprovoking, but ultimately locative art isn't as cool as cyberspace. despite its shortcomings it was topical ...

Spook Country unabridged audio

1 review
William Gibson

Books on Tape, 2007

great book, disappointing and distracting performance
It's hard to know how to rate this in terms of stars, as the book itself is excellent, and the reading is not! I've settled for 3 stars. I'm a longtime Gibson fan, but this is the first one I've digested via audiobook. I see he's read NEUROMANCER himself, and would be curious to hear it-- I'll bet it's infinitely better than this reader's performance. It's really such a disappointment that I ...

Spook Country

141 reviews
William Gibson

G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 2007

not as good as pattern recognition but interesting nonetheless
as a gibson fan since neuromancer, i found pattern recognition a worthwhile departure into the present/near future world of google and post911. spook country explores a similar setting but with less insight. i found the exploration of some of gibson's older themes in this new light thoughtprovoking, but ultimately locative art isn't as cool as cyberspace. despite its shortcomings it was topical ...