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Title: 2-1/2 stars - a weak pseudo-spy novel
Review: Cayce Pollard is a fashion consultant hired to find the maker of a mysterious auteur film that's slowly being leaked onto the Internet. As she bounces around the globe following clues, others are after her for various nefarious reasons.I love Gibson's first three novels, but now he's abandoned cyberpunk and moved on to... well, whatever this is. PR comes across as an imitation of a spy novel by someone who doesn't understand the genre. Yes, there are attempts to create a paranoid/who-can-you-trust vibe, but they fall flat through inept handling. The "twists" thrown in aren't so much surprises as eye-rolling contrivances. There are also huge chunks of this book where nothing happens, making it a tedious read at times. At least he's abandoned his stunted prose experiment that made All Tomorrow's Parties such a painful read.100 pages in, I debated if I wanted to follow through and finish it. I should have followed my gut and returned it to the library.
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