You might remember the opening line “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
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You might remember the opening line “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
But did you know that Gibson is a serial offender when it comes to describing the sky weird? In ‘Idoru’ the sky is “like a sky-blue paint chip submitted by the contractor of the universe” …
I require an in-person apology from the author for this affrontery to the art of metaphor.
The sky was “sky-blue”?! Sir. How dare -
You might remember the opening line “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
But did you know that Gibson is a serial offender when it comes to describing the sky weird? In ‘Idoru’ the sky is “like a sky-blue paint chip submitted by the contractor of the universe” …
I require an in-person apology from the author for this affrontery to the art of metaphor.
The sky was “sky-blue”?! Sir. How dare@futurebird with him specifically, I always wonder how much is some kind of "meta-irony" on top of whatever satire or social commentary he wants to make with a given book.
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You might remember the opening line “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
But did you know that Gibson is a serial offender when it comes to describing the sky weird? In ‘Idoru’ the sky is “like a sky-blue paint chip submitted by the contractor of the universe” …
I require an in-person apology from the author for this affrontery to the art of metaphor.
The sky was “sky-blue”?! Sir. How dareThe perfect book to read when writing is one you like, but secretly (arrogantly) think you could out do. It’s important to read good writing to get better at writing— (this is why reading nothing but fan fiction is bad if you want to make original work IMO) Still ,if you’re over-awed by a work it might be too discouraging and better explored when you aren’t in the middle of your own project.
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@futurebird with him specifically, I always wonder how much is some kind of "meta-irony" on top of whatever satire or social commentary he wants to make with a given book.
I do think it’s a joke. People gave him such a hard time about that line and there’s nothing wrong with it IMO.
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You might remember the opening line “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
But did you know that Gibson is a serial offender when it comes to describing the sky weird? In ‘Idoru’ the sky is “like a sky-blue paint chip submitted by the contractor of the universe” …
I require an in-person apology from the author for this affrontery to the art of metaphor.
The sky was “sky-blue”?! Sir. How dare@futurebird @chrisamaphone nah this sentence is great… and i’m also of the opinion that many of these later examples are him intentionally calling back to the opening line of Neuromancer, and playing with the interesting fact that “the color of a television, tuned to a dead channel” had shifted from a static gray to an artificial blue over the course of those years, and could mean either depending on the age and assumptions of the reader.
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@futurebird @chrisamaphone nah this sentence is great… and i’m also of the opinion that many of these later examples are him intentionally calling back to the opening line of Neuromancer, and playing with the interesting fact that “the color of a television, tuned to a dead channel” had shifted from a static gray to an artificial blue over the course of those years, and could mean either depending on the age and assumptions of the reader.
@kat @chrisamaphone Probably true but I choose to be offended.
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You might remember the opening line “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
But did you know that Gibson is a serial offender when it comes to describing the sky weird? In ‘Idoru’ the sky is “like a sky-blue paint chip submitted by the contractor of the universe” …
I require an in-person apology from the author for this affrontery to the art of metaphor.
The sky was “sky-blue”?! Sir. How dare@futurebird it's a clever reference for the fans ... if they're not too jaded.
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You might remember the opening line “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” William Gibson, Neuromancer
But did you know that Gibson is a serial offender when it comes to describing the sky weird? In ‘Idoru’ the sky is “like a sky-blue paint chip submitted by the contractor of the universe” …
I require an in-person apology from the author for this affrontery to the art of metaphor.
The sky was “sky-blue”?! Sir. How dare@futurebird was the sky one of the official x11 colors?
