Spook Country
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Spook Country

by William Gibson

2007•Science fiction•384 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionespionagethrillerjournalisticunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA heightened, dark science-fiction novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Tito is in his early twenties. Born in Cuba, he speaks fluent Russian, lives in one room in a NoLita warehouse, and does delicate jobs involving information transfer.Hollis Henry is an investigative journalist, on assignment from a magazine called Node. Node doesn't exist yet, which is fine; she's used to that.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionEspionageThrillerJournalisticSolving the riddle/not as it seemsSocial commentaryTroubled leads

Subjects

Science FictionIntelligence officersSuspense FictionServicio de inteligenciaIntelligence officers in fictionIntelligence serviceJournalistsEspi as

Details

Author
William Gibson
Published
2007
Pages
384
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