Reviews

Idoru by William Gibson

nnewbykew's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

wickedlyethan's review against another edition

3.0

Another endlessly creative, richly-textured story by Gibson, Idoru has almost too much going on it, while simultaneously being stripped down compared to the mind-melt that was "Neuromancer", the book I read before this. It's ideas are big, it doesn't follow through on them the way you'd expect, favoring instead for a crazy set list of places and people to encounter; it all becomes a bit like sensory overload, like the streets of Tokyo, but with the knowledge that there's not much going on in the alleyways.

microtubes's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

aij's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

idareadsstuff's review

I was not in the mood at that moment, might try it again later

chairmanbernanke's review against another edition

2.0

Tacky, but maybe less so in its time.

mhjenny's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

jimmypat's review against another edition

2.0

Slightly better than Virtual Light, Idoru suffers from the same core issue as its predecessor: why is any of this happening and who cares? I was interested until the final fourth, where it just becomes gibberish. Gibson can’t seem to pull it together in a satisfactory way.

destroyallbeers's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

homegrove's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25