William Gibson

Known primarily as a novelist, Gibson has, over thirty years, been approached by different publication to share his insights into contemporary culture. The resulting essays are collected here for the first time.

Distrust that Particular Flavor

里森

A book that calls Singapore “Disneyland with the death penalty“ and proceeds to explain why it lacks good rock music. Interesting observations on Germany and Japan, too. Written back when people still thought Germany would retain some global relevance in technology (e.g., Braun electronics, German business software advertising in Zero History, …).

Nat Welch

Good non-fiction. If you don't like Gibson, you probably won't like this, but it provides great insight into his thoughts on the last twenty years and how they have affected his writing style.

Though primarily known as a novelist, over thirty years William Gibson has also built up a reputation as one of our most entertaining and insightful critics of contemporary culture. He is widely credited with having described the internet and cyberspace before any such things existed.Distrust that Particular Flavor brings together for the first time his writings on a wide variety of contemporary subjects: the differing cultures of Japan and Singapore; music and the movies; what's wrong with the internet; the interactive relationship between writers and readers; and many others. Also included in the book is a fascinating autobiographical sketch: his upbringing in the South, the early death of his parents and his escape into books; and the move to Canada to avoid the draft.

Distrust that Particular Flavor

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