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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
An interesting addition to the Sprawl trilogy started with Neuromancer, taking a look at similar themes from a different perspective. What makes us human? What effect is technology having on us as a species? What happens if technology develops beyond our understanding and of its own free will?
I wasn't blown away, in fact I found it quite difficult to read at times yet managed to read it what felt like no time at all. This sort of sums up the contradiction of my experience of this book. Bored yet unable to stop reading. Putting the book down every 15 minutes yet never able to leave it alone for very long. Seeing ideas that would go on to be developed in new, interesting, more entertaining ways, yet overwhelmed at the foresight and inventiveness of the author.
I want to believe in William Gibson, I want to be a massive fan of all of his work yet I find myself struggling with these early books. If this wasn't a Gibson I may not have even finished it, if the sequence wasn't important to the development of the genre I probably wouldn't have started this one after Neuromancer.
So what now? Maybe the Blue Ant sequence will re-affirm my allegiance to the man.
I wasn't blown away, in fact I found it quite difficult to read at times yet managed to read it what felt like no time at all. This sort of sums up the contradiction of my experience of this book. Bored yet unable to stop reading. Putting the book down every 15 minutes yet never able to leave it alone for very long. Seeing ideas that would go on to be developed in new, interesting, more entertaining ways, yet overwhelmed at the foresight and inventiveness of the author.
I want to believe in William Gibson, I want to be a massive fan of all of his work yet I find myself struggling with these early books. If this wasn't a Gibson I may not have even finished it, if the sequence wasn't important to the development of the genre I probably wouldn't have started this one after Neuromancer.
So what now? Maybe the Blue Ant sequence will re-affirm my allegiance to the man.
La segunda novela de la trilogía del Sprawl me ha parecido un poco más floja que Neuromante y menos potente, con sus tres historias paralelas que poco a poco acaban por confluir en esa gran trama. Quizá hubiera echado de menos personajes con más calado (Case era absoluto protagonista junto con Molly) pero si que es verdad que la existencia de Virek, las cajas, Wig...
Me ha chirriado un poco el rollo mesiánico ancestral tribal africano que cuenta, pero entiendo que en un mundo donde los implantes han conseguido hacer que seamos semidioses en potencia los dioses habituales han dejado de tener la relevancia que tienen hoy en día.
Me ha chirriado un poco el rollo mesiánico ancestral tribal africano que cuenta, pero entiendo que en un mundo donde los implantes han conseguido hacer que seamos semidioses en potencia los dioses habituales han dejado de tener la relevancia que tienen hoy en día.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No