Been reading Zero History by William Gibson. This quote on page 179 made me want to share it:
She watched as he sank instantly into whatever it was he that he did on the Net, like a stone into water. He was elsewhere, the way people were before their screens, his expression that of someone piloting something, looking into a middle distance that had nothing to do with geography
so very familiar. great simile.
Gibson has a rare talent for exquisite phrasing, but I wish it was consistent. I buy his books, too, because of the little gems like this.
[…] hidden café here. Yet there is also the fact that these tools disconnect us, as per this bang on description from William Gibson: He was elsewhere, the way people were before their screens, his expression that of someone […]