Mona Lisa Overdrive
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455861693 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 159 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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And behind the intrigue lurks the shadowy Yakuza, the powerful Japanese underworld, whose leaders ruthlessly manipulate people and events to suit their own purposes…or so they think.. Into this world comes Mona, a young girl with a murky past and an uncertain future whose life is on a collision course with internationally famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell. William Gibson, author of the extraordinary multiaward-winning novel Neuromancer, has written his most brilliant and thrilling work to date.…Mona Lisa OverdriveEnter Gibson’s unique world—lyric and mechanical, erotic and violent, sobering and exciting—where multinational corporations and high-tech outlaws vie for power, traveling into the computer-generated universe known as cy
In this work I feel like Gibson was trying so hard to say something that Inevitably I had to compare this to Neuromancer which deserved a re-read for me. In this work I feel like Gibson was trying so hard to say something that there was no opportunity for me to use my imagination to fill in the gaps. The development of the various characters was vivid, but in the end I wasn't sure why some were included. There were probably some great stories for each of them but in this work they didn't come together in a truly meaningful way at the conclusion.. Colin A. Brodd said The third classic in the Sprawl Trilogy .. I have to admit, I don't like "Mona Lisa Overdrive" as much as the first two books, but it does continue and wrap up themes and storylines of the trilogy. I feel like there is not really enough resolution to exactly *what* happened "When It Changed" - maybe part of Gibson's point is that it is not knowable, certainly not by a merely human mind, but it would be nice to have a bit more of a clue. Also, the novel feels a little less structured and focused than the earlier installments. Nevertheless, it is an amazing story, and enjoyab. "A Decent End to the Sprawl Trilogy" according to illiandantic. William Gibson's "Mona Lisa Overdrive" is a decent ending to the Sprawl Trilogy he started with Neuromancer. Gibson makes a good attempt at keeping these books separate enough that a reader might be able to read them independently (there's a lot of in-book time between the events in each book, knowledge of returning characters isn't necessary to understand what's going on, and the summaries of previous events are detailed enough to let readers know where things are coming from). But, though it's possible to read the books out of or
Into the cyber-hip world of William Gibson comes Mona, a young girl with a murky past and an uncertain future whose life is on a collision course with internationally famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell. Since childhood, Angie has been able to tap into cyberspace without a computer. And behind the intrigue lurks the shadowy Yakuza, the powerful Japanese underworld, whose leaders ruthlessly manipulate people and events to suit their own purposes. Now, from inside cyberspace, a kidnapping plot is masterminded by a phantom entity who has plans for Mona, Angie, and all humanity, plans that cannot be controlledor even known. An over-the-top thrill ride sequel to Neuromancer and Count Zero.