January 17, 2004
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

BCDC's rating: 3.6

The menu for this meeting: sashimi, avocado dip, spaghetti pie, and more...

The BCDC Reading Guide for Pattern Recognition:

• What books have you read that are similar? How does this compare?
• Was there some sort of conspiracy? If not, should there have been?
• How did the omnipresence of advertising inform the book?
• Did the Cayce/Parkaboy hookup seem forced or false?
• How did the process of globalization inform this story?
• If Cayce really was allergic to trademarks, why could she go to Starbucks?
• Did reading this book make you more brand/logo aware?
• How did it feel to read a book set so close to now (in time)?
• How realistic do you think Cayce's job is? We know "coolhunters" exist--do you think they're meaningful or effective?
• What patterns do you observe in the book?
• What different forms of pattern recognition did you notice? Did you think any of them were significant?