![]() Still, if you’re like me, you’ll appreciate the novel’s concept (more intriguing, I think, than anything Gibson has come up with before) more than its execution. But the story soon leaves such footholds behind. A familiar enough beginning, something we’ve seen a hundred times before – even if this time the technology is slightly out of reach. The Peripheral begins with an ordinary person witnessing a crime. Where the sense of mystery isn’t confined to the whodunnit, but pervades everything. I do love a good perplexing story though. The Peripheral drops you into two separate futures, one near, one distant, without so much as a guide in either, much less some kind of portable universal translator. That’s exactly the kind of reader you have to be to enjoy William Gibson’s new novel. ![]() I’d love feedback - you can find me on Twitter at own pleasure as a reader of that type of fiction is being left in the dark, confused, gradually putting it together. I wrote this post a bunch of years ago about the novel the series is based on, and it prompted one visitor to call me “a slightly crazy reader.” I don’t know how much of it will hold true for the show, but I hope it’s helpful. Note: If you landed here because you’re curious or excited about Amazon Prime’s new series The Peripheral, welcome! I am too. ![]()
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