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ejrathke 's review for:
Spook Country
by William Gibson
Well, I gave this the same rating as Pattern Recognition, though I think it's a much worse book than Pattern Recognition. But we're judging on a curve and this is better than most Gibson. While most Gibson isn't bad it's also not very good.
I do think this novel shares a lot in common with All Tomorrow's Parties and Mona Lisa Overdrive, though this is a much better version of what he was doing there. In essence, we have an overly complicated plot filled with people who don't understand what's going on and whose motivations seem largely disconnected with this larger plot. That being said, he's found a way to handle this nonsense of a puzzle.
So, yes, I do like a lot of parts of this novel but I also dislike many things about it. Largely the big plot stuff, which is always a weakness for Gibson. I wish he had just written a hangout novel rather than wrapping these people into a big twisty plot.
Still, making the entire novel come to a punchline is pretty solid stuff. It doesn't work well as a novel, I'm afraid.
I do think this novel shares a lot in common with All Tomorrow's Parties and Mona Lisa Overdrive, though this is a much better version of what he was doing there. In essence, we have an overly complicated plot filled with people who don't understand what's going on and whose motivations seem largely disconnected with this larger plot. That being said, he's found a way to handle this nonsense of a puzzle.
So, yes, I do like a lot of parts of this novel but I also dislike many things about it. Largely the big plot stuff, which is always a weakness for Gibson. I wish he had just written a hangout novel rather than wrapping these people into a big twisty plot.
Still, making the entire novel come to a punchline is pretty solid stuff. It doesn't work well as a novel, I'm afraid.