All Tomorrow's Parties
by William Gibson
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Author: William GibsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-02-04
ISBN: 0425190447
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Berkley
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Book Review: A Cocktail With Subtle Flavors
Summary: 4 Stars
Gibson tells a story here about some people caught up in a conspiracy bigger than themselves and, I know, some folks think books should be about storytelling. Well, in some cases, they're wrong. The story here plays second fiddle to the details of the near-future world Gibson creates. It's in the details of this world that the reader gets her kicks and tastes the images that Gibson conjures -- in a way, this is a painting, it's poetry. Where else will you encounter the imaginary "Russian Chain Gun": "Disposable. Can't reload it. Caseless: this long square thing's the cartridges and barrel in one. No moving parts to it: ignition's electrical...Thing's packed with four hundred two-foot lengths of super-fine steel chain, sharp as razor wire." Indeed, Gibson's world is full of sharp edges but also of humanity: "The girl who drowned so long ago has settled now, swept down in a swirl of toffee hair and less hurtful memories, to where his youth turns gently, in its accustomed tides, and he is more comfortable that way." If this guy isn't one of our best writers, I don't know who is. I give this 4 stars instead of 5, only because Gibson has done better in Count Zero.
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