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Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
by Jeremy at 11:03 am EST, Jan 4, 2003 |
Cayce Pollard is a coolhunter, "a 'sensitive' of some kind, a dowser in the world of global marketing," able to recognize trends (i.e., patterns) before anyone else ... Gibson's usual themes are still intact -- globalism, constant surveillance, paranoia, and pattern recognition -- only with the added presence of real-world elements (pilates, Google, Bibendum, Echelon, Buzz Rickson's). With incredibly evocative prose, Gibson masterfully captures the essence of a specific time and place ... Gibson fans will not be disappointed. The book goes on sale February 3, 2003. |
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RE: Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
by dmv at 12:36 pm EST, Jan 4, 2003 |
Jeremy wrote:
] Gibson fans will not be disappointed.
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] The book goes on sale February 3, 2003. I've read a preprint of this book. It is pretty good, and interesting to see a contemporary Gibson novel. Obvious precursors are some of his 1999 wired articles (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.01/ebay_pr.html, http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.10/gibson_pr.html). |
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Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
by Decius at 11:59 am EST, Jan 4, 2003 |
Cayce Pollard is a coolhunter, "a 'sensitive' of some kind, a dowser in the world of global marketing," able to recognize trends (i.e., patterns) before anyone else ... Gibson's usual themes are still intact -- globalism, constant surveillance, paranoia, and pattern recognition -- only with the added presence of real-world elements (pilates, Google, Bibendum, Echelon, Buzz Rickson's). With incredibly evocative prose, Gibson masterfully captures the essence of a specific time and place ... Gibson fans will not be disappointed. The book goes on sale February 3, 2003. Man, this is going to be one hell of a year for sci-fi! |
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RE: Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
by logickal at 3:47 pm EST, Jan 4, 2003 |
Decius wrote: ] The book goes on sale February 3, 2003. Man, this is going to
] be one hell of a year for sci-fi! I'm currently adding to my list of things to add to my library in 03, and am accepting suggestions and recommendations. Got any? |
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RE: Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
by Decius at 2:23 pm EST, Jan 5, 2003 |
logickal wrote: ] I'm currently adding to my list of things to add to my library
] in 03, and am accepting suggestions and recommendations. Got
] any? Some things on my list: SmartMobs: www.smartmobs.com Linked: The new science of networks Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: Cory Doctorow JLM recommended the new Michael Crichton book, Prey, which is about Nanotech disasters. And of course I'm trying to keep my reading ahead of the LOTR movies. |
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RE: Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
by logickal at 6:48 am EST, Jan 6, 2003 |
logickal wrote: ] I'm currently adding to my list of things to add to my library
] in 03, and am accepting suggestions and recommendations. Got
] any? Some things on my list: SmartMobs: www.smartmobs.com Linked: The new science of networks Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: Cory Doctorow JLM recommended the new Michael Crichton book, Prey, which is about Nanotech disasters. And of course I'm trying to keep my reading ahead of the LOTR movies. |
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RE: Pattern Recognition, by William Gibson
by kaijuu at 3:55 pm EST, Jan 7, 2003 |
logickal wrote:
] Decius wrote:
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] ] The book goes on sale February 3, 2003. Man, this is going
] to
] ] be one hell of a year for sci-fi!
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] I'm currently adding to my list of things to add to my library
] in 03, and am accepting suggestions and recommendations. Got
] any? I just finished Rucker's "Spaceland" (http://www.mathcs.sjsu.edu/faculty/rucker/spaceland.htm). Good 4-D fun! |
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