All Tomorrow's Parties
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.31 (794 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455856975 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 495 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A boy named Silencio does not speak, but flies through webs of cyber-information in search of the one object that has seized his information. A gray man moves elegantly through the mists, leaving bodies in his wake, so that a tide of absences alerts Laney to his presence. Colin Laney, sensitive to patterns of information like no one else on Earth, currently resides in a cardboard box in Toyko. Something is about to happen in San Francisco The mists of San Francisco make it easy to hide, if hiding is what you want, and even at the best of times reality there seems to shift. Not in Toyko; he will not see this thing himself. And in the mists of San Francisco, at this rare moment in history, who is to say what is or is not impossible. His body shakes with fever dreams, but his mind roams free as always, and he knows something is about to happen. And Rei Toei, the Japanese Idoru, continues her study of all things human. She herself is not human, not quite, but she's working o
Thanks to an experimental drug that he received during his youth, Colin can see "nodal points" in the vast streams of data that make up the worldwide computer network. And he knows it's going to occur on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, which has been home to a sort of SoHo-esque shantytown since an earthquake rendered it structurally unsound to carry traffic. The ending is not quite as supercharged as the rest of the novel and so comes off a bit flat, but overall this is definitely a winner. Nodal points are rare but significant events in history that forever change society, even though they might not be recognizable as such when they occur. It's a stand-alone book that is possibly Gibson's best solo work since Neurom
A bridge book in more ways than one. Mark P. McDonald All tomorrow's parties take place largely on the golden gate bridge which has been taken over by squatters who live in a post industrial free trade zone where anything goes.With the hero living in a box in the Tokyo subway, the villian having the power of Bill Gates and the President, and the pawns roaming around San Francisco looking to escape their past this book has more of the elements of a traditional story than something new and insightful.The book itself while not a sequel is largely a bridge as well -- a holding action for the characters to develop a little and end with one significant event at the end. Significant not from. Widebandid said Solid Gibson. Not Gibson's strongest outing, but I like him a lot and this one kept my attention. It's a nice sequel to the Bridge Series and wraps up some hanging character threads.. Barry Melius said A satisfying ending to the Bridge Trilogy. I'm rereading Gibson's three trilogies for the umpteenth time. For me the Bridge Trilogy is the most enjoyable read. Not necessarily the best written,or most prophetic,but the most enjoyable. Likable characters,elegant prose,and a ending that leaves hope for the human condition. What more can a soul ask for. Well done,Mr. Gibson.