Idoru · 22/06/2009 12:09 am by Bron
[William Gibson]
Finished- though I’ll have to read it again. I’m not sure the hazy images in my head of future-tech nodal points and Walled City are what they’re meant to be.
There is definitely something hauntingly beautiful however about ”...a beach pebbled with crushed fragments of consumer electronics.” No more calcium carbonate exoskeletons, only solder and circuit boards.
I love the attention to the New Buildings. And the sense of unease they stir up in Laney. The surface, softly rippling with minute changes that are difficult to actually define, yet are undoubtedly there.
Mid-double-take, you know you’d rather not know, but can’t fight back the stare.
I read ‘Idoru’ years ago, but I’ve always wanted to go back to it. Think I just might.
— Merinda Jul 2, 12:32 pm #
I have Dan’s copy, sure he won’t mind if you borrow (this is what I need to do at least because it’s impossible for me to read a book within the library loan time..)
— Bron Jul 2, 10:35 pm #