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A review by jackrabbitjb
The Peripheral by William Gibson
3.0
Gibson's visions of the future (both eras) are interesting and plausible enough and his characters succeed in being marginally likable.
My difficulty with the book was the sheer number of intertwining personalities and plot lines that were only given passing mention. It's difficult to feel emotionally invested in shallow characters and it's hard to get to excited about moments that are supposed to be suspenseful when you aren't given enough information about what's going on to formulate potential conclusions on your own.
My difficulty with the book was the sheer number of intertwining personalities and plot lines that were only given passing mention. It's difficult to feel emotionally invested in shallow characters and it's hard to get to excited about moments that are supposed to be suspenseful when you aren't given enough information about what's going on to formulate potential conclusions on your own.