humbleworm

"A very disappointing sequel to Gibson's terrific "The Peripheral" (2014). The primary problem (there are others) is that the dramatic structure falls apart midway through, and the remainder of the novel unfolds in almost deus ex machina (in this c..." Permalink

"Verity is the central character in this story. With little in the way of personalty and no obvious skills, she is totally compliant with orders from largely unidentified greater forces. As she is rushed from place to place to escape a threat that..." Permalink

"Gibson's writing tends not explain much as it goes along, which always feels like immediate realism initially but this has the opposite effect if the climactic crisis simply evaporates due to unseen forces like in a cheap spy thriller (or the film..." Permalink

"I read the book, which I think did a better job of revealng what is going on, after having watched the tv series, which deviates from the book at the end. Gibson has toned down the artsy techno elements of his earlier cyberpunk works and has a so..." Permalink