Talk:Pattern Recognition (novel)

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[edit] Flight Jacket

Shouldn't there be some mention of the originally fictional nature of the black Buzz Rickson's jacket and its later (and current) production? --65.0.234.171 01:50, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Literary classification

Currently the article claims that Pattern Recognition is a work of mainstream fiction as opposed to the author's previous science fiction work. I tend to disagree on that, because I see the theme as a development of Gibson's cyberpunk theme with going away from net/computer-based and a bit towards corporations and influence of them on people. I therefore disagree with the "science-fiction" against "mainstream fiction" label. But as this is a very-POV statement, and I am not an expert on literature, I was thinking a discussion would be in order. - Ernie 19:23, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I agree with Ernie. This book definitely has a 'genre' feel to it - you don't need rayguns to make it a science fiction book. Stompy 14:38, Mar 3, 2005 (UTC)

Science fiction is a state of mind, not a set of topics. "Pattern Recognition" is definitely science fiction. raxolotl

I do think that this question is more than a point of view thing. I do think that altough the novel retains most of Gibson's feel and mood, it does this in a strictly present-day setting (but, granted, not without a fair amount of places and happenings and ideas very unnusual or not-to-be-found-on-normal-persons-life). And this is a trend in his books: take Idoru, for example, it is still science fiction (one of the main characters is AI), but for everything else it is our present world with some more bandwidth, the computers have beautyfull names but do nothing a present day computer can't arguably do. And even more, it feels as a normal present day world. I believe that this is a deliberate move by the author. I do think that it also is a way of saying that the everyday world we live in is, each day more, a sci-fi world. - Marcio RPS (at gmail)

I came to this page to make the same point that everyone else has. I'll do an edit soon to clarify, or maybe unclarify, PR's genre situation. Nareek 21:33, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SF or detective?

Science fiction isn't defined by time setting,it can be set back in past. Science fiction difference from thriller (a emotional torrent of action), fiction/fantasy (modern tales and myths,often involving supernatural), detective(crime and investigation) is focus on technology and details. Science fiction explores the subjects and concepts deeply. There no personal importance (no dramatization, just plain realism) what are character feelings about, only the context,setting and the plot (the plot is well-ordered chain of events unlike masses of chaotic fast-paced technothrillers).