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Robert Longo recommended Neuromancer in Books (curated)

 
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
William Gibson | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (7 Ratings)
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"Cyberpunk’s “On the Road,” a “consensual hallucination” of a revolutionary vision of the future. This was my introduction to William Gibson’s work, which then led me to “Johnny Mnemonic.” (As a fan of his, I contacted Gibson because I wanted to make the film “Johnny Mnemonic.”[Ed. note: Longo directed the film.]) Books are like dreams. I was eager to see what a universe like this could look like."

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Clair (5 KP) rated Capital in Books

Sep 29, 2017  
Capital
Capital
John Lanchester | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Capital by John Lanchester
As soon as I read the blurb for this, I realised I'd seen the serialisation that was on TV a couple of years ago. I couldn't really remember much of the detail so it didn't really spoil the book for me.
Set on Pepys Road, a street in London, that has become expensive to live in purely due to its locality, we meet quite a cast of characters, some who live on the road and some who have connections in other ways.
We have Roger & Arabella Yount, a couple who are well off but still live well beyond their means; Petunia, an elderly lady who has lived on Pepys Road the longest and is dying of a brain tumour; a Pakistani family who own the corner shop on the end of the street and Freddy, a Premiership football star from Senegal. All receive an anonymous postcard with the message "We Want What You Have". The story follows a year in the life of these and many other characters. I really enjoyed it - the people were a real mix including many different cultures and I thought it was a good social character study. Not a great deal happened but I didn't mind this (but I do wonder if it needed to be almost 700 pages long). I hadn't heard of this author before but I'd be interested to read other books he has written.