Virtual Light by William Gibson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Virtual Light
Book Review: Virtual Light lacking
Summary: 2 Stars
I enjoyed Mona Lisa Overdrive but Virtual Light grew tiresome. The plot lacks substance and Virtual Light, lacks any virtual reality. I thought with the theft of the high tech specs, the book was going to be an interesting read. Maybe I'm just tired of the quirky, "tongue and cheek" dialogue that Gibson and Science Fiction has unfortunately restricted it self to over the last couple of decades. The author thinks that he and the reader are sharing some inside joke throughout 350 pages and it gets old. Give me some of that "old fashioned" science fiction with plot development, characters and suspense, fear and challenges. The Science Fiction as well as Cyberpunk writers could learn something from James Patterson, Michael Crichton, or Arthur C. Clarke.
Book Review: Virtual Light, the sidestep from Neuromancer
Summary: 4 Stars
If you enjoyed Count Zero, Neuromancer, and others, then you'll like this. It's part of a trilogy involving Ridell, a rent-a-cop in gibson's cyberpunk world of future earth, and all of the wonderful and rich characters in his six degrees.Book Review: Virtual Light: Did you say cyberjunk?
Summary: 1 Stars
You William Gibson fans have got to be kidding. I slogged through 60 pages of ``Virtual Light,'' then rang up the white flag. It wasn't as bad as Anne Rice's ``Violin'' (I got only 50 pages on that one), but it was close. There's a reason why much science fiction is dismissed as little more than weak plots and lousy writing, and ``Virtual Light'' is a case in point. The characters are cartoonish, the writing mediocre and unsubtle (Aaron Pursley -- gee, uh, is that Elvis? Duh.), and the plot about as interesting as a George Bush speech. In closing, let me say that I'm not an anti-sci-fi snob. I loved ``Star Trek: The Next Generation,'' and ``Voyager,'' though not nearly as good, is still pretty entertaining. But there's something to be said for craftsmanship and intelligence, be it in science fiction or any other creative endeavor. Ernie Torres.Book Review: Virtually Awesome!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was an awesome book! The characters were great, the environments fascinating, and the story action packed! When you are done, be sure to check out the "sort of" sequal 'All Tomorrows Parties'!!Book Review: WHAT A RIDE
Summary: 5 Stars
Virtual Light was my first cyber-punk book and my first William Gibson book. I had to read it three times to make any sense of it. Once I wrapped my mind around the odd wordage of the story, I love it!! I really enjoyed the weird characters and the odd off-the-wall twists in the plot. The story possesses a bent sense of humor which I found to be really different. This book introduced me to the cyber-punk genre and I am hooked.