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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
vilmibm reviewed Voyage along the horizon by Julián Marías
Review of 'Voyage along the horizon' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
a bit hyperbolic / glosses over lovecraft's racism iirc / mostly full of wonderful lessons about life. taught me to reject the illusory "progress" of technological civilization. we're all just awful to each other all the time regardless of how technology evolves around us.
a bit hyperbolic / glosses over lovecraft's racism iirc / mostly full of wonderful lessons about life. taught me to reject the illusory "progress" of technological civilization. we're all just awful to each other all the time regardless of how technology evolves around us.
vilmibm rated Virtual muse: 5 stars
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.
Synners by Pat Cadigan
In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim. A constant stream of new technology spawns crime before …
vilmibm reviewed MagicNet by John DeChancie
Review of 'MagicNet' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
unrewarding garbage. avoid at all costs.
vilmibm rated WWW : wake: 1 star
Idoru by William Gibson
From first page Berkley paperback September 1997:
21st century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Is something different here, in …
vilmibm rated Snow Crash: 3 stars
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
vilmibm rated The peripheral: 4 stars
The peripheral by William Gibson (duplicate)
Depending on her veteran brother's benefits in a city where jobs outside the drug trade are rare, Flynne assists her …
vilmibm rated What It Is Like to Go to War: 4 stars
What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Matterhorn, this is a powerful nonfiction book about the experience …
vilmibm rated Mad honey symposium: 5 stars
Mad honey symposium by Sally Wen Mao
""Like Sylvia Plath's poems, these visionary poems are not only astute records of experience, they are themselves dazzling, verbal experiences. …