Comments on: Summer reading update http://mediacology.com/2008/08/07/summer-reading-update/ putting the 'eco' into media ecosystems (and other tangential meditations) Fri, 18 May 2012 05:25:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Antonio http://mediacology.com/2008/08/07/summer-reading-update/comment-page-1/#comment-4305 Antonio Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:02:10 +0000 http://mediacology.com/?p=1203#comment-4305 Jesse, Thanks for the comment. Yes, I loved Pattern Recognition, one of Gibson's best. I've read all his novels since day one, so I'm definitely a big fan, but this one just didn't click for me. It started strong with some beautiful passages, but I kept waiting for more depth in the characters. They all seemed to be victims of the events surrounding them. I didn't find their motives believable, though I liked some of the metacommentary he made on his previous writings (such as his observation that cyberspace was not a literal place). Any book get your attention lately? Jesse, Thanks for the comment. Yes, I loved Pattern Recognition, one of Gibson’s best. I’ve read all his novels since day one, so I’m definitely a big fan, but this one just didn’t click for me. It started strong with some beautiful passages, but I kept waiting for more depth in the characters. They all seemed to be victims of the events surrounding them. I didn’t find their motives believable, though I liked some of the metacommentary he made on his previous writings (such as his observation that cyberspace was not a literal place). Any book get your attention lately?

]]> By: Jesse http://mediacology.com/2008/08/07/summer-reading-update/comment-page-1/#comment-4304 Jesse Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:22:43 +0000 http://mediacology.com/?p=1203#comment-4304 Regarding Spook Country: I actually liked this book, largely because I thought the characters represented some interesting relationships between institutions, especially in terms of loyalty and motive. I also like Gibson's colliding ideas about technology and conspiracy, which always carry me through the enigmas of his plots without making me feel like I need a hard-and-fast resolution. I've found, in both this book and Pattern Recognition, that there was one really fascinating character; in Pattern Recognition, it was Cayce, whose sensitivity to logos and impressions was a pretty amazing device. In Spook Country, it was definitely Tito, who was a great little wish-fulfillment superhero child prodigy. I was excited every time I got to one of the passages about him. Did you read Pattern Recognition, and did you like it? Are you a fan of Gibson's more classic sci-fi? Congrats on the publication, and hope the summer's awesome. Regarding Spook Country:

I actually liked this book, largely because I thought the characters represented some interesting relationships between institutions, especially in terms of loyalty and motive. I also like Gibson’s colliding ideas about technology and conspiracy, which always carry me through the enigmas of his plots without making me feel like I need a hard-and-fast resolution.

I’ve found, in both this book and Pattern Recognition, that there was one really fascinating character; in Pattern Recognition, it was Cayce, whose sensitivity to logos and impressions was a pretty amazing device. In Spook Country, it was definitely Tito, who was a great little wish-fulfillment superhero child prodigy. I was excited every time I got to one of the passages about him.

Did you read Pattern Recognition, and did you like it? Are you a fan of Gibson’s more classic sci-fi?

Congrats on the publication, and hope the summer’s awesome.

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