Bridge Trilogy All Tomorrow's Parties, (Paperback)

from DRFP

Standard sort of Gibson fare - multiple storylines converging, future predictions, and obscure outcomes. The start of the novel is a bit slow and rather little seems to be at stake, but eventually it all gets going and comes together nicely. The great nodal tipping point wasn't all that interesti...

from manque

Typically Gibsonian in a good way, but suffers from characterization that verges on the cartoonish at times and an over-reliance on repetitive techno-babble that mars the narrative. Nevertheless interesting for its ideas about nodal points in history. Not a classic, and definitely not up to the s...

from DRFP

Standard sort of Gibson fare - multiple storylines converging, future predictions, and obscure outcomes. The start of the novel is a bit slow and rather little seems to be at stake, but eventually it all gets going and comes together nicely. The great nodal tipping point wasn't all that interesti...

from Winterrain

When you ask a person what his or her opinion of a William Gibson book is, the most likely answer is "it's okay." Nevertheless, I think Gibson is one of those authors whom you either love or hate- he has a very distinctive style that draws you in completely but doesn't let you get to close. Readi...

from Eyejaybee

I think that William Gibson is a marvellous writer, and one who has never really received the mainstream credit that his books deserve. This concluding volume of his "Bridge" trilogy may just fall short of the high standards set by its predecessors ("Virtual Light" and "Idoru") but it still manag...