![]() ![]() He has this amazing ability to defy my expectations I never know what I'm going to get from a Gibson story. There's nothing wrong with me! I'm perfect! It's all Gibson's fault. So I'll be focusing on how this book affects my impression of William Gibson.) ![]() ![]() (Although this is a collaboration with Bruce Sterling, I haven't read anything by Sterling yet-he is on the list. Nevertheless, I gave four stars to Neuromancer, and now I'm giving two stars to The Difference Engine. On top that, he's more than just a great writer he's a good writer, with stories to accompany all those big ideas. ![]() One might even go so far as to point out how words he coined or popularized, such as cyberspace, have made their way into colloquial parlance. William Gibson is on my "I must read everything by him!" shelf, and his influence on literature, particularly science fiction and subgenres like cyberpunk and steampunk, is unquestionable. It's not a comprehensive, completely accurate description, but if that's sufficient for you, you can stop reading now and go read the book. Did you read Neuromancer and say, "This was good, but it could have used more steampunk?" That's kind of how one might describe The Difference Engine: Neuromancer meets steampunk. ![]()
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