A review by whitehousedotcom
Borg Like Me & Other Tales of Art, Eros, and Embedded Systems by Gareth Branwyn

2.0

This book is bad, but in a way that appeals directly to my worst sensibilities. It offers itself as a good example of what happens to fringe cultures as they age, providing teeth-grittingly uncool examples of early computer slang. It made me pine for a day when cyberpunk is cool again, an aesthetic of technological resistance that feels even more necessary now than when many of these essays were written. In any case, I've started using my membership to the Seattle goth club more frequently and I own a few more teeth-grittingly uncool EBM albums thanks to this book. So even though this wasn't a good read, I guess it was an effective read. And damn, would I love to hang out with Gareth.