A review by sbossen
Idoru by William Gibson

4.0

Gibson is a gifted writer. Some people may be put off by his futuristic/technical settings, but the characters are fresh enough that the setting does not distract. Gibson has a sense of the future as it is likely to happen. This book was written in 1996 and often science fiction books begin to get that 'dated' feel, this book does not. One thing that was missing from this book was character growth and prevented it from getting five stars. The main character of this book is a flawed person, but in the end I did not feel like I learned anything new about life or that the main character's life was significantly affected by the outcome of the story. Perhaps I just missed it. Still would definately recommend this book to sci-fi fans.