Comments on: Spook Country. William Gibson. http://www.regnordman.com/2007/08/17/spook-country-william-gibson/ Noble Seekers in the World of Professional Sales Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:55:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sam Pratt http://www.regnordman.com/2007/08/17/spook-country-william-gibson/#comment-5701 Sam Pratt Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:05:53 +0000 http://www.regnordman.com/2007/08/17/spook-country-william-gibson/#comment-5701 I agree with you that this is Gibson's most easy-to-digest book, and that it moves right along. But I feel that those are not necessarily strengths, in that Gibson seems to have taken some of his gifts for granted here and missed on some of the substance. I share your view that while there are many interesting observations and ideas in here, I found it disappointing as a whole. The characters are flat, and the culminating scene which purports to tie the various plot threads together struck me as artificial, forced and hollow. I was delighted when I heard that Gibson would have another book out this summer, reserved a copy at a local bookstore, picked it up on the day of release, and devoured it in 24 hours. It gave me a stomachache, and a headache. My full review is at the link below: <a href="http://hudson.typepad.com/us/2007/08/book-review-wil.html" rel="nofollow">NIGH FI</a> I agree with you that this is Gibson’s most easy-to-digest book, and that it moves right along. But I feel that those are not necessarily strengths, in that Gibson seems to have taken some of his gifts for granted here and missed on some of the substance.

I share your view that while there are many interesting observations and ideas in here, I found it disappointing as a whole. The characters are flat, and the culminating scene which purports to tie the various plot threads together struck me as artificial, forced and hollow.

I was delighted when I heard that Gibson would have another book out this summer, reserved a copy at a local bookstore, picked it up on the day of release, and devoured it in 24 hours. It gave me a stomachache, and a headache. My full review is at the link below:

NIGH FI

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