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justiceofkalr's review against another edition
4.0
Each book in this series only merits three stars in my opinion, but the trilogy taken as a whole is worthy of four stars. Virtual Light was slow going for me at times and I felt like the plot wasn't very exciting. Idoru picked up considerably with the introduction of Laney's abilities to see nodal points and the AI, Rei Toei, and I became much more involved in the plot. In All Tomorrow's Parties we see the return of several characters from the previous two novels and the culmination of events both large and small into a final showdown. Everything and everyone seems to come together and make sense at last. I have the feeling that if I went back and read Virtual Light with the knowledge of the whole trilogy I would enjoy it much more. I'm certainly glad I stuck with this.
aij's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
shawnzzy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Gibson’s crafts the most interesting worlds. This series is no exception. I love focus on VR chat and communal living. It often feels like the story is more of an excuse for Gibson to showcase his world building, but it is a fun read none the less.
gelatinousdessert's review against another edition
2.0
The shaky premise that "something big is going to change the world soon" holds this book's disparate plots together. When that something finally does come, it doesn't make this tedious novel worthwhile. Gibson's talent for esoteric detail and complex characters remains solid, but without a strong plot to keep things moving, they can't carry the book by themselves.
jrobles76's review against another edition
4.0
Love this book! William Gibson writes some beautiful prose. The world he creates is utterly realistic. The book takes place in a near future world with technology that is easily recognizable. What I've always loved about Gibson is that his future worlds aren't crazy departures from reality, but, rather, take reality and go to logical evolutions. This book was written over a decade ago, and still seems like a vision of the future.
The tech that exists in this book, but not in reality, are things that could still be possible. For instance, World of Warcraft and Call of Duty are two examples of people meeting up in virtual worlds to interact. Facebook is a another, though not as graphically rich a world it is still a virtual space. However, we don't put on glasses to access those worlds, we still use computers. We're still working on fully articulated worlds that you can just step into, and with tech like the Wii and Project Natal, we're getting closer.
I bought this book in 1999 and don't know what took me so long to read it. Do yourself a favor and read the series.
The tech that exists in this book, but not in reality, are things that could still be possible. For instance, World of Warcraft and Call of Duty are two examples of people meeting up in virtual worlds to interact. Facebook is a another, though not as graphically rich a world it is still a virtual space. However, we don't put on glasses to access those worlds, we still use computers. We're still working on fully articulated worlds that you can just step into, and with tech like the Wii and Project Natal, we're getting closer.
I bought this book in 1999 and don't know what took me so long to read it. Do yourself a favor and read the series.
pbobrit's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun William Gibson read. You can definitely see that "the Bridge" series is a transition from the pure cyberpunk of his earlier work to the more alternative reality based writing of his more recent books. The book carries many of his hallmark touches, a large cast, the story bouncing around between then till it comes together at the end. The characters are colourful and engaging driving the story at a good pace. Definitely recommend for Gibson fans and fans of well written science-fiction.
homegrove's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.75