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Title: Captivated by Cayce Pollard
Review: I fell in love this book's plucky protagonist and decided she should be played by Chloe Sevigny in the inevitable movie. I seldom read genre novels - science fiction or espionage thrillers - but I was hooked on this incredibly witty look at the popular culture through the eyes of a globe-trotting "cool hunter."Yes, the plot turns out to be your standard thriller blueprint, with some mysterious Internet footage serving as the McGuffin instead of a Maltese falcon. Yes, five years (or five minutes) from now, nobody will get the brand references like Duffer of St. George. Yes, the denouement could have been way better. And yes, the tragedy of 9/11 seems grafted on to this plot give it a bit of gravitas. But this page-turner brought back some of the pleasure I remember from reading the James Bond series as it emerged, and Gibson has an astounding grasp of the pop zeitgeist.Great fun.
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