| From: | Patrick Goodman remo@***.net |
|---|---|
| Subject: | OT Re: Interesting... |
| Date: | Thu, 11 Feb 1999 08:45:05 -0600 |
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 7:40 AM
>>>As for the William Gibson movie, well... I've heard rumours but
>>>they're only rumours from what my 'inside sources' (cliched eh?)
>>>tell me.
>>
>>Probably doesn't matter. It's based on a Gibson novel, which
>>generally means it's gonna blow....
>
>Bigotry makes you nasty :)
You'll get over it. Gibson's a horrible writer from this side of the table,
and I've yet to figure out why so many people think he's the Second Coming.
You want *good* cyberpunk, read Neal Stephenson or Bruce Bethke or Raphael
Carter.
>Seriously though, I for one feel that a writer with EVERY major
>science fiction award under his belt is way above your scorn.
You're entitled to that opinion, even if it's wrong. Awards and publication
credits do not necessarily indicate talent in his chosen field; it just
means he's fooled more people than some other, more deserving, writer has
managed to up to this point.
>Everyone on the list knows you hate Gibson, so why do you insist
>on slamming the man?
Because he needs it? Because he's there? Because I feel like it? Mix and
match from the above.
--
(>) Texas 2-Step
El Paso: Never surrender. Never forget. Never forgive.
