Still; well-written, really good book and incredibly impressive almost 20 years now! Do you have to read Virtual Light before this, or could you treat this as a stand alone novel? I'm not sure how much of my review will need to be adjusted for that after reading the whole body of work. In after recording their 3rd record Hopeless Illusions EP, they decided to leave Burning Season Records and join to Deadbutcher Records what is owned by their good friend Mikita, who helped them in many ways during the past few years. One person found this helpful.
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If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Mar 11, Browland rated it liked it Shelves: But there is real conflict with real plot twists and real intrigue, making it rewarding to read even now. Gibson drops his customary tropes: Start reading Idoru Bridge on your Kindle in under a minute.
Even the main protagonists could be Idorus judging by their bleak impressions and I frequently jumped back to find out who was who.
Customers who bought this item also bought. Maybe it's my fault for reading only the second book of a trilogy, but I get the feeling it's more that the point of this is to explore the future world envisioned by the author. It must be hard for an author to write in a genre they've already written the defining novel for, and while this novel doesn't quite match the heights of some of his earlier work, it's still a good cyber-punk read.
Trivia About Idoru Bridge 2. Those might sound like criticisms, but actually work in the book's favour.
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Open Preview See a Problem? Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Take note of how Gibson forecasts it as the story unfolds. Rei, the idoruand to some extent Rez himself, end up functioning more or less as a mulligan. How 'real' are today's celebrities?
Idoru (Bridge #2) by William Gibson
Good job on cyberpunk. Apr 05, Oliver Wood rated it it was ok.
See this thread for more information. As in all of his writing, though the real hero here is Gibson and his extraordinary imagination and vision. It was another "Count Zero. This is the erition that has brought Chia to Tokyo. If I'm going to read a mindless, overly affected and cliched action novel, at least make the conflict something that might realistically impact something.
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Those readers will expect the traditional cyberpunk romp of amphetamine-fueled Yakuza battles and twisted violent sex in coffin hotels; those readers Quote: Jun 19, Liz rated it liked it Shelves: Nov 16, Michael Brookes rated it liked it. The ending felt rushed and to me was somewhat unsatisfying. Revisiting his themes of Artificial Intelligence grabbing the center stage and becoming more or less human, Gibson describes specoal story where a globally successful rock band and some fans get mixed up in some Russian nanotech skullduggery.
Mar 31, Bodosika Bodosika added it. Tiem mix of characters ranging from Chandler old hood types to Manga.
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Japanese words are well-explained when first introduced, but can be forgotten. It's relaxed approach doesn't always work, and in places it did feel that it was drifting along. He taps into the weirdness of Tokyo itself, giving us clubs that only last for a couple days and "love hotels" to go along with the computer personalities and nanotechnology.
Clever and provocative scenery Meanwhile, Chia is sent to Tokyo by her friends in Rez's Seattle-based fan club to discover the truth about The Rumor -- that Rez intends to marry a software construct, an idoru called Rei Toei.
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