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4.0 out of 5 stars GIBSON FINALLY FINDS HIS STRIDE AGAIN, Sep 24 2007
By NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spook Country (Hardcover)
I am a huge William Gibson fun, since my university years. I believe his SPRAWL Trilogy to be a strong English Literature Cannon candidate - and, undoubtedly, the Gospel of Science Fiction of our generation.

However, his next trilogy (Virtual Light, Idoru & All Tomorrow's Parties) took an abrupt downturn after the first book of the series. I will not go into the reasons I did not find them to work at par with his previous monumental works; after all, this is not their review.

So, I was pleasantly surprised when my loyalty (finally...) paid off! SPOOK COUNTRY is a BEAUTIFUL book!

If one is hoping to find a fast-paced SF techno-thriller or a page-turner gore-fest, well, this is not the book to pick. Try Richard Morgan instead.
Even since his more action-conscious Neuromancer, William Gibson had always been a subtle writer; his poetic words painting a stroke here and then a stroke there - until his reductionist prose reveals a magic vista of the human condition no one has put to words before.

Be patient with his books. Short chapters, phrasal fragments, unusual word-hacking and turning brand-names into verbs have always been his functional style. And, boy, does his style function!
Long after you will have finished the last page, the imagery will stay with you. Popping up unexpectedly, in the foam of your next Frappuchino; in your car GPS voice; in the site of a spyhopping orca.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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1.0 out of 5 stars not enough plot for a comic book, Sep 23 2009
By Buddy Littlehead (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spook Country (Paperback)
I also was a fan of William Gibson's earlier books. This one doesn't make the grade. Zero character development. No context. No descriptives worth anything. Covers all the emotions from "whaa?!" .. to "who cares?". Bill, I want my money back. That wasn't even a halfhearted attempt.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Dull, tired, middle-aged, Sep 26 2008
By Timothy Grantham - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spook Country (Paperback)
I'm a huge fan of Gibson's earlier works, the "Sprawl" trilogy and his short stories of that period.

Since then, however, the imaginative fire and protean energy in his work has slowly but steadily drained away.

When I saw all the rave reviews for this novel, I had mixed feelings: hopeful that they heralded a return to his previous form, but doubtful when I saw that the raves were all from critics who normally disdain science fiction.

I thought I'd give Gibson one last chance.

I couldn't get through it. The dull prose, colourless characters, and plodding plot eventually did me in. I gave up about half way through, after struggling to get even that far.

Good bye, Bill. I'll see you in -30 years, in your first books.
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3.0 out of 5 stars When Technolgy Takes Over the Future
This is another one of Gibson's light-hearted attempts at engaging his each of his main characters in an ambiguous search for an elusive something that only vaguely defines itself... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ian Gordon Malcomson

4.0 out of 5 stars Straight Fiction
I enjoyed Gibson's cyber works, but the last two are much finer writing.
The first ones were all in-your-face attitude. The new ones are atmosphere. Read more
Published on Nov 24 2007 by vrai

3.0 out of 5 stars I was expecting more...
Needing a break from fantasy, William Gibson's Spook Country seemed to be just what the doctor ordered. Read more
Published on Nov 18 2007 by Patrick St-Denis

2.0 out of 5 stars Bloated Spy Versus Spy Versus Spy with Science Fiction Twists
I had a hard time figuring out what this book was about in the beginning. If the author didn't have a good reputation, I would have stopped after 30 pages. I wish I had. Read more
Published on Sep 12 2007 by Professor Donald Mitchell

4.0 out of 5 stars Character-driven contemporary cyber-thriller
Very much feeling like a sequel or a parallel story to Pattern Recognition, Spook Country finds Gibson honing his new contemporary style. Read more
Published on Aug 21 2007 by Irfon-Kim Ahmad

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