I've read this book before, but I am re-reading it, not only because it's good, but also since it's 35C outside it reads definitely prophetic...
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Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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François rated Contes du lundi: 3 stars
François rated Neuromancien: 4 stars
Neuromancien by William Gibson, William Gibson (unspecified)
The first of William Gibson's 'Sprawl' trilogy, Neuromancer is the classic cyberpunk novel.
More information on the novel's official …
François rated Comte Zéro: 4 stars
Comte Zéro by William Gibson (J'ai lu -- 2483)
Count Zero is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, originally published in 1986. It is the second …
François started reading Le monde englouti by J. G. Ballard
The Drowned World is a 1962 science fiction novel by British writer J. G. Ballard. …
I've read this book before, but I am re-reading it, not only because it's good, but also since it's 35C outside it reads definitely prophetic...
François finished reading Trois jours et une vie by Pierre Lemaitre
Pas mal, mais termine de maniére assez abrupte...
François finished reading Le livre des fantômes. by Jean Ray (Le masque fantastique)
Comme toujours avec Jean Ray, excellent livre.
François finished reading Sinal de Vida by José Rodrigues dos Santos
Tercer livro da trilogia começada com "A formula de Deus" e "A Chave de Salomão". E um bom livro, mais com os mesmos problemas de citações longas e repetitivas que pragam os ultimos livros de JRdS. O final é precipitado, e inevitàvel de evidente. Lastima...
Tercer livro da trilogia começada com "A formula de Deus" e "A Chave de Salomão". E um bom livro, mais com os mesmos problemas de citações longas e repetitivas que pragam os ultimos livros de JRdS. O final é precipitado, e inevitàvel de evidente. Lastima...
François finished reading Le profanateur by Philip K. Dick
très court, et on reste un peu sur sa faim, mais très bien ficelé :-)
François finished reading The dark haired girl by Philip K. Dick
PK Dick as himself. Weird book (aren't they all ?), even more so. A collection of letters, maybe true, maybe not,to various women...
PK Dick as himself. Weird book (aren't they all ?), even more so. A collection of letters, maybe true, maybe not,to various women...
François finished reading Mile 81 by Stephen King
short novelette :-)
François finished reading Contes du lundi by Alphonse Daudet
Terriblement désuet - j'ai rarement lu un livre qui affiche autant son âge. Cela dit, c'est bien écrit, c'est agréable, c'est une capsule temporelle...
Terriblement désuet - j'ai rarement lu un livre qui affiche autant son âge. Cela dit, c'est bien écrit, c'est agréable, c'est une capsule temporelle...
Vera Wong's unsollicited advice for murderers Vera Wong's unsollicited advice for murderers
5 stars
Excellent book. Very funny. Ideal read on a plane :-)
François reviewed Gravé sur chrome by William Gibson (1783–1857)
Gravé sur chrome est un recueil de nouvelles cyberpunk écrit par William Gibson et publié …
Un classique
4 stars
Si vous ne connaissez pas (encore) W. Gibson, ce recueil de nouvelles est une excellente introduction. Tous les thèmes que l'on retrouve dans son oeuvre y sont déjà.
Si vous ne connaissez pas (encore) W. Gibson, ce recueil de nouvelles est une excellente introduction. Tous les thèmes que l'on retrouve dans son oeuvre y sont déjà.
François finished reading Gravé sur chrome by William Gibson (1783–1857)
Gravé sur chrome est un recueil de nouvelles cyberpunk écrit par William Gibson et publié …
excellent classique