A review by rocketiza
The Difference Engine by William Gibson

2.0

The quality of the narrative of this was very disappointing. While I know they were trying to create atmosphere, it frequently went into tangents that did nothing to further the story. Gibson's ability to build worlds in his other novels stands in stark contrast to how poorly it was done here.

Also, many of the characters decisions and actions don't really make any sense for them to be doing, and the larger background events seem to come out of nowhere and are forced into the story instead of being built up to.