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William Gibson, William Gibson (unspecified): Spook country (2009, Berkley Books)

480 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 2009 by Berkley Books.

ISBN:
978-0-425-22671-1
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OCLC Number:
233548944

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4 stars (1 review)

Multilingual Tito engages in sensitive information transfers from his single-room apartment, while journalist Hollis frets over her start-up magazine's censure of its own promotions, and prescription drug addict Milgrim wonders about the military connections of an enigmatic benefactor.

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A ride

4 stars

Loved the characters. Would like to see more of them. I'm am sure I can't write a review to do it justice, but it was fascinating to me. The juxtaposition of old mainstream tech from 2006-7 with more futuristic devices, the then-time American political situation compared to today's current flavor of madness, and my own memories of playing the augmented reality real-world location-based game Ingress compared to the book's interesting locative art. I enjoyed the dry sense of humor. There was no "Womp womp" trumpet accompanying the carefully placed sentences. I look forward to diving into the third book in the series.

Subjects

  • Intelligence service
  • Fiction