Woger the Shrubber reviewed Pattern recognition by William Gibson
Review of 'Pattern recognition' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Personal 5. I can forgive the ending.
Enjoyed the excellent narration by Shelly Frasier.
Interesting comparison of class in England being similar to gun rights in America. Leads to the reflection that participation in a class system in America is voluntary, but in England it is more ingrained.
Spoilers below:
Immediately after I had seen a vanity plate with the text: "WHY?", I heard this passage:
Looking up at the animated forest of signs, she sees the Coca-Cola logo pulsing on a huge screen, followed by the slogan "NO REASON!".
I've had an obsession with a photo I took of a pelican in flight, slightly blurry, with wings against a gray sky. It is the only photo that I have hanging in a frame.
Very much like the description in the book of Nora's earlier work being edited down to a single frame, of a bird in flight, slightly out …
Personal 5. I can forgive the ending.
Enjoyed the excellent narration by Shelly Frasier.
Interesting comparison of class in England being similar to gun rights in America. Leads to the reflection that participation in a class system in America is voluntary, but in England it is more ingrained.
Spoilers below:
Immediately after I had seen a vanity plate with the text: "WHY?", I heard this passage:
Looking up at the animated forest of signs, she sees the Coca-Cola logo pulsing on a huge screen, followed by the slogan "NO REASON!".
I've had an obsession with a photo I took of a pelican in flight, slightly blurry, with wings against a gray sky. It is the only photo that I have hanging in a frame.
Very much like the description in the book of Nora's earlier work being edited down to a single frame, of a bird in flight, slightly out of focus, with wings against a gray sky.
