Count Zero William Gibson

I told a friend I thought William Gibson’s BURNING CHROME was dull and uninteresting; I got handed this as a result. Well: I liked it better than BURNING CHROME, but still wasn’t all that impressed. Made me run out and grab a Neal Stephenson book at random (which turned out to be ZODIAC). It’s the muddled story of a mercenary assigned to facilitate the corporate defection of a scientist, and of a teen cyberpunk-wannabe caught up in cyber-voodoo. Doesn’t hold a candle to Stephenson; not as dense as QUEEN OF ANGELS, but not as interesting, either. Best thing about it is that it’s a fast read.