IMO Gibson ain't Pynchon by a long shot

[David Morris]

I like Gibson.  I have read most of his works. High quality, and prescient.
Nothing akin to Pynchon, except ideas pursued.  A big except.

On Wednesday, September 25, 2013, Joseph Tracy wrote:

> Sorry I hate my title for this post. No writer is any other writer. Gibson
> is good but not my cup of tea.
> On Sep 25, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Joseph Tracy wrote:
>
> > Have only read one Gibson book- Pattern Recognition- Here's some notes
> from an e-mail
> >
> > I just finished Pattern Recognitions. Not a bad yarn and good writing
> skills. Overly obsessed with fashion to the point of seeing fashion sense
> as a kind of moral force and profound insight. The story of the Russian
> oligarch's damaged daughter was a little cheesy/manipulative to induce
> sympathy for a  made up version of a gangster capitalist making life better
> for all.
> >
> > Actually I pretty much decided I wouldn't likely be reading Gibson again.
> >
> > Pynchon takes bigger risks, is funny, makes sentences and paragraphs
> that change the way you see history and human nature. I didn't notice that
> with Gibson. The tech stuff even seems more plausible and precise in BE.
> >
> > If people enjoy Gibson that is great. Clearly he knows and describes IT
> culture with insight,   I just think P's interest in IT is his own and has
> been developing with the tech and the social changes.
> >
> >
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