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And Gibson is still churning out books with the same ideas -- even sometimes essentially the same characters with different names. Crazy rich guy driving every
by cvwright 9y ago
And Gibson is still churning out books with the same ideas -- even sometimes essentially the same characters with different names.
Crazy rich guy driving everything from behind the scenes? Check.
Voodoo beliefs transplanted into modern/futuristic society? Check.
Cayce Pollard vs Hollis Henry? They are essentially the same character.
I still enjoy his work, but it's impossible not to notice the repetition, going from the Pattern Recognition trilogy all the way back to Count Zero.
- throwanem 9y agoYup. Read the Sprawl trilogy, the Bridge trilogy, and Burning Chrome, and you're done.
- sleepybrett 9y agoWhile the bigend trilogy isn't his strongest work there are some interesting concepts toyed in there that are certainly achievable in todays world. Garage Kubrick, Secret Brand and Serious Political Trickster. The peripheral, however, is not to be missed.
- et-al 9y agoYes! I had the same reaction when I finished up the Bridge Trilogy. It's the same overarching plot in almost all his novels. However, I don't think one reads Gibson for the quality of plot or language, but rather for technological concepts he conjures up.