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Idoru by William Gibson

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aiden_stenlake's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.5

justiceofkalr's review against another edition

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3.0

The first book in this trilogy, Virtual Light felt like it was missing something, though I could never quite put my finger on it. This book felt much improved to me and has convinced me to read the last book in this trilogy instead of dropping it. While it definitely wasn't Neuromancer, it was a fun read, especially the parts focusing around Laney and the relationship between Rez and the idoru Rei. Rei reminded me somewhat of the Puppetmaster from Ghost in the Shell. Chia's part of the story felt a little flat, probably because most of the action happened to her and she was usually passive and made few moves of her own volition. A couple characters from the first book make brief appearances, but most of the cast is all new.

readthan's review against another edition

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4.0

Better than the first of the trilogy, well paced classic Gibson

shawnzzy's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

nnewbykew's review against another edition

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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

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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.