Gibson

[Paul Mackin]

On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 20:51, Dave Monroe wrote:
> Me, I liked Pattern Recognition.  I liked it a lot,
> even if it wasn't as strong as his previous few. 
> Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow's Parties, ever
> more interesting, reversing that dip over Count Zero
> an Mona Lisa Overdrive.  Though it'd be hard to beat
> Neuromancer for its impact on initial publication, at
> least.  And Sept. 11th is one of many, many elements
> in PR. 

Very true. 9-11 is only a sideshow. What the book might be said to be
mainly about is the ability of preternaturally (and ruthlessly) powerful
organizations and stupendously gifted (and exceedingly hip) individuals
to fiddle with a public mind and consciousness deeply  mired is a sea of
advertising slogans, trendy fashions, internet jargon, and advanced
video. All the supposed reality of Our Present.

P.