A review by justiceofkalr
Idoru by William Gibson

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.