JOHNNY MNEMONIC [IMPORT] (Hardcover)

by William Gibson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Harper Collins; Film Tie-in Ed edition (1996)
• ISBN-10: 000224618X
• ISBN-13: 978-0002246187
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,459,034 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad. Really, really bad., April 23, 2002

By	Michael K. Smith (Gonzales, Louisiana) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Johnny Mnemonic (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm generally a fan of Terry Bisson's work, especially his short stories ("Bears Discover Fire" is great), but this novel-based-on-a-movie-based-on-a-short-story is just embarrassing. The film was a mostly incoherent rendering of William Gibson's very good story (even though Gibson himself wrote the screenplay); I suspect Bill's stuff just doesn't translate well to the screen. This novelization (why bother?) has all the film's confusion and none of Gibson's trademark style and atmosphere. Worse, Bisson throws in some minor bits and pieces of his own invention. I couldn't get more than one-third into this before quitting in annoyance.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT ADAPTATION, May 19, 2000

By	NoelCT (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Johnny Mnemonic (Mass Market Paperback)

When viewing the film, I always thought that Johnny Mnemonic could have been more. The script laid out a world as amazing and dark as BLADE RUNNER, but the film itself was a cheap piece of trash.

With Terry Bisson's novelization, we can see the world missing from the film. Wonderful characters. Gritty surroundings. Cyberspace.

Bisson's prose is as rich as that of cyber-guru William Gibson (who wrote the screenplay). He even borrows a few frazes and slangs from Gibsons other works.

Don't see the movie, it'll be a waste of your time. But this book just might teach you somthing.