Distrust That Particular Flavor
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Distrust That Particular Flavor

MP3 CD – Unabridged, January 17, 2012

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Price
$24.99
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1452655994
Dimensions
5.3 x 0.6 x 7.4 inches
Weight
3.04 ounces

Description

"A provocative, surprising look at the lesser-known parts of a sci-fi superstar's writing career." ---Kirkus William Gibson is the author of books including Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Burning Chrome.Robertson Dean has recorded hundreds of audiobooks in almost every genre. He's been nominated for several Audie Awards, won nine Earphones Awards, and was named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of 2010. He lives in Los Angeles, where he records books and acts in film, TV, and (especially) on stage.

Features & Highlights

  • William Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, with his work ranging from his groundbreaking first novel, Neuromancer, to his more recent contemporary bestsellers Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History. During those nearly thirty years, though, Gibson has been sought out by widely varying publications for his insights into contemporary culture. Wired magazine sent him to Singapore to report on one of the world's most buttoned-up states. The New York Times Magazine asked him to describe what was wrong with the Internet. Rolling Stone published his essay on the ways our lives are all "soundtracked" by the music and the culture around us. And in a speech at the 2010 Book Expo, he memorably described the interactive relationship between writer and reader. These essays and articles have never been collected-until now. Some have never appeared in print at all. In addition, Distrust That Particular Flavor includes journalism from small publishers, online sources, and magazines no longer in existence. This volume will be essential listening for any lover of William Gibson's novels. Distrust That Particular Flavor offers listeners a privileged view into the mind of a writer whose thinking has shaped not only a generation of writers but our entire culture.

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If the world's smallest William Gibson fan can enjoy listening to this book, anyon

Mike and I listened to this audiobook while we were trying to learn to knit. The knitting didn't have anything to do with this book--and as it turns out it didn't have much to do with knitting either as what I produced more closely resembled a small purple dreadlock that fell off a Fraggle than it did any kind of needlecraft--it's just what we were doing at the time. And, unlike my knitting, the audiobook turned out to be quite a pleasant experience.

I know very little about William Gibson other than that he wrote Neuromancer and...that's it. And I haven't read Neuromancer nor do I know what it's about, so I know very little about him indeed. Distrust That Particular Flavoris a collection of essays by Gibson, ranging in topic from his writing process to his nearly all-consuming love of the band Steely Dan. I was glad that Mike was there to chime in with, "Oh he's talking about this book" or "I've heard that about him!" or "The narrator is making William Gibson sound way less nerdy than William Gibson actually sounds," but I would have still enjoyed the book on my own. I would have understood fewer of the references, of course, but I still would have enjoyed hearing the stories.

And that's pretty high praise considering I was about ready to get all stabby with those knitting needles the whole time. I don't think I like knitting very much. But if the world's smallest William Gibson fan can enjoy listening to this book while producing the world's angriest knitting, anyone can.

Visit my blog to see my angry Fraggle knitting attempt. It isn't pretty.

I fully expected to be able to learn to knit quickly. I used to do it all the time as a child and I figured it was like riding a bike. Then again, I also can't ride a bike.

Mike did not hate knitting nearly as much as I did. He even produced something that closely resembles knitting. So smug.
One thing we both agreed on was that we enjoyed the audiobook of Distrust That Particular Flavor quite a bit.

Disclaimer: I received a digital copy of this audiobook free from Tantor Media through Edelweiss. I was asked to write an honest review, though not necessarily a favourable one. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.

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