The synopsis on the back of the book is laughably misleading; this is a pointless book about chauvinism and violence. It's hardly even mil sf; it reads like a 12 year old boy playing with soldier toys. I'm totally fine with violence, but the stuff in this would be better off (and more entertaining) in a shlocky action movie.
Definitely not worth your time.
The one salvageable part of the story is the fine corporate intrigue that motivates the plot but is only actually handled for a page towards the end. I felt throughout that there were good ideas at the periphery of this story but they are completely steamrolled by all the painstakingly detailed combat and gore.
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vilmibm reviewed Systems by W. T. Quick
He is the master of information retrieval. A genius of finding out anything that anyone …
Review of 'Systems' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
The synopsis on the back of the book is laughably misleading; this is a pointless book about chauvinism and violence. It's hardly even mil sf; it reads like a 12 year old boy playing with soldier toys. I'm totally fine with violence, but the stuff in this would be better off (and more entertaining) in a shlocky action movie.
Definitely not worth your time.
The one salvageable part of the story is the fine corporate intrigue that motivates the plot but is only actually handled for a page towards the end. I felt throughout that there were good ideas at the periphery of this story but they are completely steamrolled by all the painstakingly detailed combat and gore.
vilmibm rated Wired to Death: 2 stars
vilmibm rated Eastern standard tribe: 1 star
Eastern standard tribe by Cory Doctorow (Duplicate)
Art is a member of the Eastern Standard Tribe, a secret society bound together by a sleep schedule. Around the …
vilmibm rated William Gibson's Neuromancer, Vol. 1: 5 stars
vilmibm reviewed Pattern recognition by William F. Gibson (duplicate)
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 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 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 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 F. Gibson (duplicate)
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. …