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Title: BORING!
Review: I read 100 pages & I'm kicking myself for having wasted that much time. Characterization was never Gibson's strongest point, but these characters aren't just one-dimensional, they're NO-dimensional. The heroine is determinedly anti-fashion and is allergic to certain trademarks....believe me, you won't care. Her name is Cayce Pollard so her clothes are CPUs--Casey Pollard Units. This is what passes for wit. The book contains one of the most annoying mannerisms I've encountered in years: In the first chapter, the American heroine, waking up in London, notices that electrical outlets are different, the English drive on the other side of the road, etc., so she dubs England "mirror-world". From then on, any reference to an English object or custom is accompanied by the adjective "mirror-world". It wasn't especially clever the first time, and it is maddening after 50 repititions. Gibson needs to find some fresh ideas, his last three books have been awful.
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