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Gibson gets beneath the reader's surface. Reading his books becomes somehow personal. I think that's why so many of these reviewers are split, some loving it and some seeing it as only so-so. With Zero History, I'm in the former camp: I loved it. As for his more recent works, I loved Pattern Recognition but thought Spook Country was a muddled, dispirited mess. So it was with some trepidation that I began Zero History. Who wants to be disappointed twice by an author with such potential? Well, I wasn't disappointed. Gibson's prose is dense and intricately woven, and when his writing is supported by good plotting the result is almost magical. In other words, you can simultaneously enjoy the writing and the story, something I find very rare. The one doesn't get in the way of the other. However, when the plot is confused and the characters seem to be aimlessly wandering around, it's a slog. For me, that was the problem with Spook Country. Zero History suffers none of these ailments. The book is simply wonderful. I suppose it's natural to compare it to Pattern Recognition (arguably his best). Is Zero History better? Not in my opinion, but neither is it a lesser work. It's different enough to defy easy comparisons. I would love to see more of Bigend, Hollis, Milgrim, Fiona and the rest, but I suspect Gibson is moving on. Wherever he goes, I'm sure it will be, as Bigend would say, "interesting." Read more
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