Idoru
 

Idoru

by William Gibson

The author of the ground-breaking science-fiction novels Neuromancer and Virtual Light returns with a fast-paced, high-density, cyber-punk thriller. As prophetic as it is exciting, Idoru takes us to 21st century Tokyo where both the promises of technology and the disasters of cyber-industrialism stand in stark contrast, where the haves and the have-nots find themselves walled apart, and... (read more)

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Vidal Tripsa
  • Rated 4 stars

It's rare for me to enjoy a journey as much as the story, but this book really handles things well. Its split focus between two different leads to one conclusion runs well and I really found myself quickly immersed in Laney and Chia's Tokyo, and the virtual world alongside it. The book may not be quite as thoroughly explained as some other sci-fi may be, such as the experience of Laney's nodal 'sight' or the mystery of the nanotech skyscrapers, but for being a good adventure and featuring a...

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  • Rated 3.636816 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
 

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