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Summary: Too weird for my taste.
Review: The technoworld that Gibson creates is very sharp, very precise and very strange. What do all this people want and why? The cyberspace sequences are totally unreal. I finished the book without figuring out what the hell had happened
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Summary: What a way to pull it all together!
Review: The third in the Sprawl trilogy, I'd really recommend reading this but preferably if you've read Neuromancer and Count Zero first. It's an awesome book, but without the background knowledge from the two previous books it could be a struggle. The imagery Gibson concocts for us is exquisite, from the neon and chrome plated Sprawl, to the urban junkyard of the Factory, the dilapidated future London stuck in a time warp and of course the wonders of Gibson's Cyberspace, made even more fantastic here by some clever plot twists. It's all so real you're right there with his characters yet he doesn't bore you with over description - that's quite an achievement. His characters are complex and breathe life and aren't just mono dimensional cardboard cutouts - they each have their strengths and frailties. And by the end of the book it all makes sense .... almost .... but leaving you to ponder some aspects of the story. Which is just as it should be :) Well recommended.
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Summary: Simstim?
Review: Third book in the series. Do not read this book if you have not read the first three. This one keeps the reader on the edge of their seat with great characters, technology and an interesting view of drugs in the future. The reader will be left thinking about many of Gibson's concepts after the book is over. It has a better ending then Count Zero also but as usual it leaves the reader hanging. I really enjoyed the return of Molly (who might just be the best female action character of all time).
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Summary: A great end to the Neuromancer trilogy
Review: This book felt a bit off when I started it, but by the end it was flying as fast as any of his other books. f you are a fan of Gibson's worlds, then this is a must read.
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Summary: Classic, but not the best...
Review: This book is definently worth the read if you are a Gibson fan. Not the best of the Sprawl series, but it does tie everything up nicely. Highly reccommended.
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Summary: I could not put the book down!
Review: this is the first book by William Gibson I had read, and I could not put it down!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This was a great book. I loved Neuromancer and kinda dragged myself through Count Zero and now I know why...to get to MLO. This was just as colorful as Neuromancer. I could not put it down towards the end.
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Summary: Gibson does it again.
Review: This was the first Gibson book I ever read. After browsing through a local Sci-Fi bookstore, and having heard good things about Gibson from a friend, I spotted this in the used book section, and picked it up. Immediately thereafter, I was enthralled.Gibson has taken the probable, the possible, and the fantastic, and woven them into a single, believable entity. Mona Lisa Overdrive is a worthy successor to Neuromancer, in every aspect. Such favorites as Sally (AKA Molly), and the Finn tie this into Neuromancer quite well, as do the references to Case and the union of the Rio and Berne AIs. Gibson's style is such that it takes several readings to truly understand a book; even then, you're left wondering "what did he mean by that?" Mona Lisa Overdrive is no exception. Never having read Neuromancer previous to Overdrive, I was mystified by the events described in the book; once I read Neuromancer, many things were revealed. The technology, the political intrigue, and the societies of Gibson's future are projections of current trends, plus the mystical dimension of "cyberspace;" the medium through which the majority of the world communicates. There is nothing new under the sun, and Gibson proves this with Mona Lisa.
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Summary: Ok, but too obscure
Review: While I loved neuromancer, I found this one a bit too obscure and self-indulgent. Still bearable, but not great.
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Summary: Amazing book - if you love Gibson.
Review: While Neuromancer was a fast-paced and exciting book that could appeal to a wide variety of fans, I wouldn't recommend Mona Lisa Overdrive to anyone who isn't in love with Gibson's vision of the future. This book has the least excitement and flash, but certainly has the most depth and the best characterization.
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