michaelwong's review against another edition
3.0
At some point, the cool banter runs out of gas. This, maybe his best dialog yet with his "oops I thought I was on mute" moments, made it about 3/4 through.
His anticlimactic climaxes are admirable in Cohen Brothers way, but this time just too unsatisfying. The balance between excitement and deadpan reached a much better balance in #1.
Lacks the color and imagery of #1: plastic island, animated tattoos, prehistoric dogs. Not his fault, 2017 just isn't that flashy and the Oakland fab shop his very hip, but just not as juicy a read.
Fun that it's set in San Francisco. Though disturbing the SF has become such a parody of itself that Gibson could nail it with what seems such apparent ease.
As an aside, I feel like Clinton wouldn't have been the savior Gibson sorta painted her as. Too bad Agency want set in a Bernie stub ;)
His anticlimactic climaxes are admirable in Cohen Brothers way, but this time just too unsatisfying. The balance between excitement and deadpan reached a much better balance in #1.
Lacks the color and imagery of #1: plastic island, animated tattoos, prehistoric dogs. Not his fault, 2017 just isn't that flashy and the Oakland fab shop his very hip, but just not as juicy a read.
Fun that it's set in San Francisco. Though disturbing the SF has become such a parody of itself that Gibson could nail it with what seems such apparent ease.
As an aside, I feel like Clinton wouldn't have been the savior Gibson sorta painted her as. Too bad Agency want set in a Bernie stub ;)
faesissa's review
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
aetx's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bae0fpigs's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
nakedsushi's review against another edition
Well, I tried to read this after the New Yorker profile on him, thinking I *might* like this book, but I just can't finish it. It's exactly why I don't usual read Gibson: the ideas and setting are great, but the actual writing, people, and dialogue annoy me. Something about the way he writes women rubs me the wrong way.
tehlanna's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this up because the synopsis intrigued me, but I had a hard time following the story. I’m going to have to try this one again I’m the future, because not much of it made sense to me.