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I have no idea what this book is about. So many gibberish words that I can‘t follow it, so I‘m bailing.

Bk1 of November is(finally)done! That was another fabulous Sci-fi novel from Gibson, on par with Neuromancer for sure. He has a knack for eerily prophetic stories, mostly set in the not so distant future. Set in two times, 2032 I believe & around 70yrs later, it‘s full of tech that‘s not a huge stretch from what we have today. Highly recommend🤖 #BookspinBingo #SeriesRead2022 #BookToMovie2022 #MountTBR2022

“…diseases that were never quite the one big pandemic but big enough to be historic events in themselves. And all of it around people: how people were, how many of them there were, how they‘d changed things just by being there.”

Written in 2014, Gibson has a knack of scaring the crap out of me with his visions of the future which start to sound so much like our present. I pray to a god I‘m not sure exists that we get our shit together. Soon.

It‘s the 15th & I‘m yet to finish a book this month! Long Covid brain fog strikes again, not to mention the chaos at my house right now. But, the kitchen is finally finished!🥳Almost done putting things back in cupboards. I am not a born organiser so thank god for my daughter @Ciara_Rosey Watched the first eps of this on Prime last night & loved it. Then remembered I had the book on my #MountTBRShelvesOfDoom Bonus:it matches my new kitchen walls💛

1. Yes! (Sorry, old logician's joke.) I would go forward to the future, where they have a machine that lets you see what it was like in Elizabethan England! Is that cheating?

2. Peripheral by William Gibson has sort of time travel - you'll have to read it. Very clever, and a return to form for Gibson. Soon to be a TV series, which I'm looking forward to.

#Two4Tuesday (Hmm, it's now Wednesday, so quite fitting...)
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This book felt unsettlingly real to me, especially the near-future world teetering on the brink of dystopia. Flynne, underemployed and scraping to pay for her mother's prescriptions, takes on a virtual job with unforeseeable consequences. She and her family become entangled with another world, where technology has changed but people have not. I loved the characters and the intriguing concept. Looking forward to the sequel.

In classic Gibson fashion the first few chapters are a little opaque, but once I understood what was happening I couldn‘t put the book down. A great story with a premise that only slightly bakes your noodle. It painted a picture of a near future America that was only marginally alien, or maybe a little too close for comfort.

Bk6 of my #MarchBookHaul & #BirthdayBookHaul is the 1st book to Gibson‘s latest, Agency. I preordered a signed copy of Agency after loving Neuromancer, not realising there was a prequel of sorts. It has a lot of the same characters apparently, even though it‘s not officially a series. And I managed to find a copy that matches my library walls! I‘m hoping it‘s another winner, he writes the most convoluted detailed SF, which I think is fabulous🧬

#julybooksread

Too much like asymmetric warfare

Just as good the second time! Willliam Gibson's prose is a dream to read, and his plots and characters always suck me in, which is why I keep re-reading his books. But new William Gibson novels are even better than re-read ones, and if history is any indication The Peripheral will be the first book in a trilogy. Assuming that's the case, I can't wait to return to this world. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Reality television. It merged with politics. Then with performance art."

More than two years before the 2016 presidential election, Willliam Gibson perfectly described the environment that gave us Trump.

Ever feel like you're just not making much progress in the books you're reading? I'm thoroughly enjoying my re-read of The Peripheral and my New Adventures selection (Deceit), but it seems like I've been in the middle of both for ages now and there are so many other books I'd like to start.

Note: photo via Google. I'm not cool enough to have anything signed by William Gibson.

In addition to starting Binti: Home, I decided another good way to get out of my reading rut would be to revisit a book I've already read. And since it's never the wrong time for a William Gibson re-read, I went with The Peripheral.

#slowread more of a slow listen. Generally, Gibson takes me a lot of time in audio form. But I enjoy his books.
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I'm working on a sci-fi book speed dating project for #scifijuly and this made me laugh my head off. William Gibson has a thing for female leads in black jeans. It's almost as pervasive as Murakami and cats/spaghetti.

On Mondays I review books I read before joining Litsy.

The Peripheral, William Gibson's recent return to sci-fi, is hard to describe without spoiling but here goes: in the near future, Flynn gets caught up in a murder plot that spans decades. Gibson's prose & world building are amazing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A very long very slow book that was nevertheless engrossing. Essentially a murder mystery that is wrapped up in some pretty amazing sci fi world building. The world building is what makes the book slow but is also the best part so don't expect too much from the characters and plot.

If you like books with simple plots and tediously shallow characters, do not read this book. If you want to delve into a world where timelines are warped together with complicated people solving mind boggling issues, then you might love this book as I did.

A murder mystery where the key witness exists in a parallel dimension. A thoughtful thriller where meditations on technology, time travel, nostalgia and the ethics of inter-dimensional colonialism are cut with action and violence. A fun fast paced read that covers a lot of ground with little slack.

Completely lost me from the moment I picked it up. I kept thinking that something would happen to grab my attention. 54 pages was enough for me.

Next up! Another NYC Comic Con pick up thanks to the recommendation of some new friends at Penguin Random House.