Distrust That Particular Flavor - Hardcover

Gibson, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039915843X ISBN 13: 9780399158438

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2012

Synopsis

A first collection of non-fiction writings by the best-selling author of Neuromancer includes his Wired magazine article on the Singapore trial of a drug trafficker, his New York Times piece on what was wrong with the Internet and his Rolling Stone-published essay on the way music documents modern culture.

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Review:

Gibson pulls off a dazzling trick. Instead of predicting the future, he finds the future all around him, mashed up with the past, and reveals our own domain to us. The New York Times Book Review
I forget that in addition to being a major novelist (Zero History, Neuromancer, etc.), he s one of the best essayists and critical observers currently operating within our sociocultural sphere. This is his first essay collection, and it s messed up how good it is: raw, weird, honest, smart. Lev Grossman, Time Entertainment
Exquisitely written, done to a turn with both insight and that unmistakable prose that is just shy of spectacular. This is a fine and even essential complement to the Gibson canon, and a delight to read. BoingBoing.net
Though he s often lauded as a big-picture man, these pieces make one thing clear: He s even better with the little details. A.V. Club
The most startling pieces here crackle with his excitement at discovering some unexpected aspect of the new. The Globe and Mail (Canada)
A breezy, engaging read. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Potent elegant prose. The Seattle Times"

-Gibson pulls off a dazzling trick. Instead of predicting the future, he finds the future all around him, mashed up with the past, and reveals our own domain to us.---The New York Times Book Review
-I forget that in addition to being a major novelist (Zero History, Neuromancer, etc.), he's one of the best essayists and critical observers currently operating within our sociocultural sphere. This is his first essay collection, and it's messed up how good it is: raw, weird, honest, smart.---Lev Grossman, Time Entertainment
-Exquisitely written, done to a turn with both insight and that unmistakable prose that is just shy of spectacular....This is a fine and even essential complement to the Gibson canon, and a delight to read.---BoingBoing.net
-Though he's often lauded as a big-picture man, these pieces make one thing clear: He's even better with the little details.---A.V. Club
-The most startling pieces here crackle with his excitement at discovering some unexpected aspect of the new.---The Globe and Mail (Canada)
-A breezy, engaging read.---The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
-Potent...elegant prose.---The Seattle Times

"Gibson pulls off a dazzling trick. Instead of predicting the future, he finds the future all around him, mashed up with the past, and reveals our own domain to us."--The New York Times Book Review
"I forget that in addition to being a major novelist (Zero History, Neuromancer, etc.), he's one of the best essayists and critical observers currently operating within our sociocultural sphere. This is his first essay collection, and it's messed up how good it is: raw, weird, honest, smart."--Lev Grossman, Time Entertainment
"Exquisitely written, done to a turn with both insight and that unmistakable prose that is just shy of spectacular....This is a fine and even essential complement to the Gibson canon, and a delight to read."--BoingBoing.net
"Though he's often lauded as a big-picture man, these pieces make one thing clear: He's even better with the little details."--A.V. Club
"The most startling pieces here crackle with his excitement at discovering some unexpected aspect of the new."--The Globe and Mail (Canada)
"A breezy, engaging read."--The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Potent...elegant prose."--The Seattle Times

"One of the most astute and entertaining commentators on our astonishing, chaotic present."--The Washington Post Book World
"I forget that in addition to being a major novelist (Zero History, Neuromancer, etc.), he's one of the best essayists and critical observers currently operating within our sociocultural sphere. This is his first essay collection, and it's messed up how good it is: raw, weird, honest, smart."--Lev Grossman, Time Entertainment
"Exquisitely written, done to a turn with both insight and that unmistakable prose that is just shy of spectacular....This is a fine and even essential complement to the Gibson canon, and a delight to read."--BoingBoing.net
"Though he's often lauded as a big-picture man, these pieces make one thing clear: He's even better with the little details."--A.V. Club
"[Gibson's] new collection of nonfiction shows that his secret strong suit is with the here and the now."--Los Angeles Times
"The most startling pieces here crackle with his excitement at discovering some unexpected aspect of the new."--The Globe and Mail (Canada)
"A breezy, engaging read."--The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Potent...elegant prose."--The Seattle Times

About the Author:

William Gibson lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife. He is the author of Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Burning Chrome, Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow's Parties, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History. To learn more about William Gibson, please visit www.williamgibsonbooks.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 039915843X
• ISBN 13: 9780399158438
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 259