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A review by rufus666
Idoru by William Gibson
5.0
awesome. cool. hip.
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A Book Review of William Gibson's Idoru
Gibson's prose is so solid you can bang your head to it. It is shiny and elegant and compact - like a Macintosh product. Gibson's no-nonsense approach to dialogue is apparent here. It is told in third-person omniscient. There are a lot of interesting characters.
Chia Pet McKenzie. Zona Rosa. Keith Blackwell. Colin Laney.
Gibson has this gift of giving his characters wonderful, hip, names.
The idoru is this virtual superstar in Japan. An idol.
Another character is this aging, world-famous rockstar, adored by millions of teenage female fans. These female fans form fan clubs. CHia is from the Seattle branch of the fan club. ZOna Rosa is from the Mexican branch. Chia is sent to Japan to confirm on the rumor of their famous beloved rockstar marrying the Japanese idoru.
Nanotechnology is involved.
And Colin Laney, the 'quant' ties all these threads together.
Gibson's Idoru is catered to those who have already read his other works - Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, etc. Though of course you can read it on its own. One develops a taste for Gibson's style. It then turns into an addiction. And soon one finds oneself having withdrawal symptoms. Right now, I am aching for that novel following this one (All Tomorrow's Parties) which I cannot find in the bookstores here in Manila
Mar 20, '11 10:44 PM
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A Book Review of William Gibson's Idoru
Gibson's prose is so solid you can bang your head to it. It is shiny and elegant and compact - like a Macintosh product. Gibson's no-nonsense approach to dialogue is apparent here. It is told in third-person omniscient. There are a lot of interesting characters.
Chia Pet McKenzie. Zona Rosa. Keith Blackwell. Colin Laney.
Gibson has this gift of giving his characters wonderful, hip, names.
The idoru is this virtual superstar in Japan. An idol.
Another character is this aging, world-famous rockstar, adored by millions of teenage female fans. These female fans form fan clubs. CHia is from the Seattle branch of the fan club. ZOna Rosa is from the Mexican branch. Chia is sent to Japan to confirm on the rumor of their famous beloved rockstar marrying the Japanese idoru.
Nanotechnology is involved.
And Colin Laney, the 'quant' ties all these threads together.
Gibson's Idoru is catered to those who have already read his other works - Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, etc. Though of course you can read it on its own. One develops a taste for Gibson's style. It then turns into an addiction. And soon one finds oneself having withdrawal symptoms. Right now, I am aching for that novel following this one (All Tomorrow's Parties) which I cannot find in the bookstores here in Manila
Mar 20, '11 10:44 PM
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