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William Gibson's Latest Novel

crumbz writes "It looks like the grand master of cyberpunk has a new novel coming out entitled Pattern Recognition. Apparently, reviewer copies have been making the rounds on ebay and the word on the street is that it is his best work in years."

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  1. Best work in years by ObviousGuy · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The shit residue on my toilet bowl is better than his "best work".

    I wish it were true that he were a better writer, but if you take a look at his other stuff, especially Idoru, he couldn't come up with an original plot to save his life.

    At least the cyberpunk fanboys keep his bills paid.

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  2. gibson is just another boring hack by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I have never understood Gibsons popularity. His writing style isn't entertaining or compelling and the content is banal.

    I think it's probably more to do with tools wanking themselves to some "cyberculture" delusion than his writing.

  3. Re:Ask Slashdot? Other great sci-fi/cyberpunk auth by klocwerk · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    if you'd never heard of william gibson, you can't have been searching too hard.
    Neal Stephenson ring any bells?
    do a google search for crying out loud.

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  4. bah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    willie gibson writes trashy sci-fi novels.

    Boring.

  5. Re:the street by gilroy · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Blockquoth the poster:

    The fact you didn't get it doesn't make it weak.

    The fact that I didn't like it doesn't mean I didn't "get" it. I understood it fine ... there just wasn't much there, there.
  6. Racism and jews. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    First of all, just because work was done by a kike (or nigger, spic, etc), doesn't mean we can't take advantage of that work. Afterall, slaves did lots of work for us, and slavery was great.

    I'm actually not sure if Kubrick was a jew (but I didn't mention Kubrick anyway, did I?). In any case, that's not relevant to our discussion.

    As for Saudi Arabia, I hate arabs and I hate jews. Simple concept, right? In fact, I probably hate arabs more than jews (since long before Sept. 11).

    Saudia Arabia, in particular, is a very bad arab nation. Those fucking camel jockeys are getting rich off of us, meanwhile they'll fund terrorists and incite hatred against us in the rest of the sand-nigger community. All the while, smiling at us and holding out their hand waiting for more money. We should just kill them and take what we want.

    From your post, it sounds like you might be a hebe-jeebee yourself. If not, you must love those hooknosed fuckers. Don't get me wrong, I love jews too... they make great lampshades!

    I'm an athiest, and all religions are inherently stupid. But the jew, as a breed, is filth.

    You are an ignorant, worthless, horse-fellating, jew-loving, cum guzzler. I would love to stomp your damned guts out. You stupid bastard.

    The jews need to be eradicated. The niggers need to be eradicated. The spics need to be eradicated. The dotheads need to be eradicated. The towelheads need to be eradicated. All the dirty skins must fucking die!!!!

    Down with Saudi Arabia!!!

  7. Re:Neuromancer, the movie. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Shut up, you fucking racist piece of shit. No-one wants to hear your ill-informed stupid opinion. Fuck off and die.

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