vilmibm reviewed Weaving the Web by Tim Berners-Lee
The history and original design of the World Wide Web by its creator
Review of 'Weaving the Web' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
an ok memoir but damn tim you have some bad ideas.
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vilmibm rated Voices from Chernobyl: 5 stars
Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Aleksiévitch
Consecuencias sobre las personas que les tocó vivir una nueva realidad que todavía existe pero que aún no se ha …
vilmibm reviewed Fools by Pat Cadigan
Review of 'Fools' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Pat Cadigan is a wonderful author but I'm not so into this one. the perspective switching is dizzying and mostly frustrating. some great concepts and characters though.
vilmibm rated WWW : wake: 1 star
vilmibm reviewed The Dark Net by Jamie Bartlett
Review of 'The Dark Net' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
2 light 2 fluffy but well meaning
vilmibm reviewed Halting State by Charles Stross
In the year 2018, a daring bank robbery has taken place at Hayek Associates. The …
Review of 'Halting State' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
fuck this hack garbage. stross is an utter hack. i hate this book a whole lot. i appreciate that its main character is a lady but wow the book fails to actually make her a relatable person and all of the science fiction-y ideas are shallow and trite. just awful to read.
vilmibm reviewed Pattern recognition by William Gibson
One of the most influential and imaginative writers of the past twenty years turns his …
Review of 'Pattern recognition' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
this is my favorite book.
vilmibm reviewed The hacker diaries by Dan Verton
Review of 'The hacker diaries' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
a bit sensational
Review of 'The Man Whom the Trees Loved (Dodo Press)' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
latent misogyny and extremely boring. nice descriptions of a forest i guess.
vilmibm rated Eastern standard tribe: 1 star
Eastern standard tribe by Cory Doctorow
Art is a member of the Eastern Standard Tribe, a secret society bound together by a sleep schedule. Around the …
vilmibm reviewed Distrust that particular flavor by Gibson, William
Review of 'Distrust that particular flavor' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
probably only relevant if you love gibson like i do but a good collection of essays regardless.
vilmibm rated Pink noises: 5 stars
vilmibm rated Cyberpunk handbook: 5 stars
Idoru by William Gibson
From first page Berkley paperback September 1997:
21st century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Is something different here, in the …