Pattern Recognition by William Gibson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Pattern Recognition
Book Review: No worries.
Summary: 5 Stars
To be honest the first of Gibson's novels set in present made me a little nervous. Would he be able to keep the hard edge and tech mix that I was so fond of in his early works. No worries, this was his best since virtual light if not one of his best. Well done. think of that...Gideon's Fall: When You Dont Have a Prayer, Only a Miracle Will DoBook Review: Start of a decline
Summary: 3 Stars
I have always liked Gibson's work, but Pattern Recognition is the start of a gradual decline. His books were thought-prevoking and unique, but now seem cliched.
My biggest gripe about the book is that all the characters feel like they grew up reading too many Gibson books: that is, they feel like you would never meet them in real life. Previous works by Gibson didn't have that. The characters were much more believable. So it is harder to feel anything for the people in the book.
The story itself is decent, but again a lot of things that seem a bit made up and unrealistic. Gibson's previous works were engaging because they did seem believable - even for the future, but the closer to today he comes, the less believable his stories get.
Book Review: Still better than Ghost Stories
Summary: 4 Stars
Of Gibbson's two most recent novels this one is the better of the two. Ghost Story is just too light weight for me. Good author, a little uneven over the years.Book Review: Very slow read
Summary: 2 Stars
I like books that catch your interest in the first page, and hold your attention page after page. This book didn't do that for me. It is 367 pages long. I read the first 60 pages and there was nothing happening...not a single incident where you say, "Ahha, this could be good!"
The author used a very interesting style in some of his sentences that I have not seen before. They weren't complete sentences, but you could understand what he was saying. Great new idea.
The main character was uninteresting, except that she had a very unusual job (she is hired by companies to spot trends for the future, to help them develop and market new products.) She could have been quite an attention-grabber, but that didn't materialize...she was just an odd person moving through an uneventful life.
WIth no intrigue, no exciting events, nothing to make you say, "I wonder what will happen next?", I gave up at page 60 and threw the book away.
Book Review: good book.
Summary: 5 Stars
i have read many of Gibson's books. This book is very different from his more futuristic ones, which i like. But this book is by far my favorite of his.
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