For me, the virtual reality in Snow Crash actually bugged me more than most of the stuff in Gibson's works, maybe because Gibson is so offset from reality I can just suspend disbelief. I'm not at all technologically savvy, though, so I don't know how bad it would be for you. Either way, I really recommend giving Gibson a try. He's an amazing writer; decent plots, good characterization, and intensely vivid, almost lyrical description. Also, if you like the-- sociological?-- aspect of cyberpunk, where the author is imagining what society would develop with certain technologies, he definitely has that down. My favorite of his books is Virtual Light, which introduces you to the squatter society that developed on the Bay Bridge after an earthquake shut it down to automobile traffic.
I also wanted to defend Philip Pullman; I remember waiting with baited breath for The Amber Spyglass to come out when I was twelve. My best friend and I argued over who got to read the copy we'd bought first, and then once we'd both finished it, who got to re-read it. So there's two Young Readers who were not put off by his writing style.
I also wanted to defend Philip Pullman; I remember waiting with baited breath for The Amber Spyglass to come out when I was twelve. My best friend and I argued over who got to read the copy we'd bought first, and then once we'd both finished it, who got to re-read it. So there's two Young Readers who were not put off by his writing style.
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