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Title: What happened to Gibson?
Review: Boring. Boring characters, boring plot (if you can call it a plot). I have admired Gibson deeply over the years, and have studied his writing because he can draw a character more vividly, and in fewer words, than any author I've ever encountered in any genre. What he leaves unsaid in his novels (i.e. in his previous novels) is what makes the biggest impact of all on the reader, and that is a gift that is beyond deciphering; it can only be relished. Pattern Recognition is a total failure. But then, even great authors are allowed to fail. And Gibson remains a great author, this lemon notwithstanding.
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