
Pattern Recognition
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Narrated by:
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Shelly Frasier
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By:
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William Gibson
The accolades and acclaim are endless for William Gibson's coast-to-coast best seller. Set in the post-9/11 present, Pattern Recognition is the story of one woman's never-ending search for the now....
Cayce Pollard is a new kind of prophet - a world-renowned "coolhunter" who predicts the hottest trends. While in London to evaluate the redesign of a famous corporate logo, she's offered a different assignment: find the creator of the obscure, enigmatic video clips being uploaded to the Internet - footage that is generating massive underground buzz worldwide.
Still haunted by the memory of her missing father - a Cold War security guru who disappeared in downtown Manhattan on the morning of September 11, 2001 - Cayce is soon traveling through parallel universes of marketing, globalization, and terror, heading always for the still point where the three converge. From London to Tokyo to Moscow, she follows the implications of a secret as disturbing - and compelling - as the 21st century promises to be....
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The language is both lovely and thought provoking --
"[...] simulacra of simulacra of simulacra. A dilute tincture of Ralph Lauren, who had himself diluted the glory days of Brooks Brothers, who themselves had stepped on the product of Jermyn Street and Savile Row ... There must be some Tommy Hilfiger event horizon, beyond which it is impossible to be more derivative, more removed from the source, more devoid of soul."
I went back and listened to a few chapters just for sheer pleasure--that's always a great sign. And the narrator -- thank you to Shelly Frasier for bringing this story, with all its twists and turns, to life. The accents, the tone of voice, and pacing were superb. I am so picky about narrators she is just fantastic. (FYI I lean to Ray Porter, George Guidall, XE Sands, and Frank Muller--may he rest in peace--as a few of my tops picks)
Download today and enjoy! I am on to the next in the series. :-)
Fantastic Story with a Truly Gifted Narrator
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This might be my new favorite Gibson novel
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Monotonous reading in a voice full of vocal fry.
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It's the language he uses that I love so much, and it's the language he uses that cause the mis-steps in the performance. "Ur-footagehead" is pronounced "U-R footage head", neglecting the German "Ur", which means "original". "Kir" is pronounced "Ker" and not "Keer", etc. - it's little stuff, but one of the cool things about Gibson is that he uses these specific words. His fans may be the only ones who will notice, but people coming in new to his work should be exposed and given the full effect of how he crafts his works.
Someone in the production should have been able to listen and correct these mistakes - and it wasn't done.
Love the story, but some mis-steps in performance
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An odd book for me to like, but I did
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This was a pleasure
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A beautifully written but plot-limited novel
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william gibson is unique
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Requires a second read?
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Just a vibe. Great.
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