History Literature / MonaLisaOverdrive

''Mona Lisa Overdrive'' is the third novel in William Gibson’s SprawlTrilogy. Published in 1988, the book switches off between the interwoven stories of [[{{RevolvingDoorCasting}} four different protagonists]], who are each involved in a plot to kidnap famous sim-star Angie Mitchell: [[{{HookerWithAHeartOfGold}} Mona, an innocent young prostitute]]; Kumiko, the [[{{MafiaPrincess}} daughter of a Yakuza businessman]], Slick Henry, an ex-convict turned junk artist; and Angie herself, who has the unique power to enter the Matrix without a computer. Characters who return from the first two books include Angie and Bobby Newmark (from {{Literature/Count Zero}}), Molly from {{Literature/Neuromancer}} (now called Sally Shears), and the Finn, from both (well, sort of).

Mona Lisa Overdrive provides examples of:

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Molly reminisces about fighting under the name 'Misty Steele'.

%%* MafiaPrincess: Kumiko

* TimeSkip: It’s been several years since ‘’Count Zero,’’ and well over a decade since ‘’Neuromancer,’’ such that the characters who do return have changed drastically; Angie Mitchell is now a sim-stim superstar; Bobby Newmark has married her, divorced her, and gone missing; Molly has changed her name to Sally Shears, and fills an older-mentor role rather than a sidekick one; and the Finn [[spoiler: has died, but left behind an A.I. construct of himself.]]

''Mona Lisa Overdrive'' is the third novel in William Gibson’s SprawlTrilogy. Published in 1988, the book switches off between the interwoven stories of [[{{RevolvingDoorCasting}} four different protagonists]], who are each involved in a plot to kidnap famous sim-star Angie Mitchell: [[{{HookerWithAHeartOfGold}} Mona, an innocent young prostitute]]; Kumiko, the [[{{MafiaPrincess}} daughter of a Yakuza businessman]], Slick Henry, an ex-convict computer hacker turned junk artist; and Angie herself, who has the unique power to enter the Matrix without a computer. Characters who return from the first two books include Angie and Bobby Newmark (from {{Literature/Count Zero}}), Molly from {{Literature/Neuromancer}} (now called Sally Shears), and the Finn, from both (well, sort of).

* {{Unreveal}}: Molly/Sally’s eyes are still never seen.

%%* VirtualGhost: The Finn has become one, [[spoiler: as has Lady 3Jane. In the end both Bobby and Angie end up that way as well.]]

* GenreSavvy: All of the characters except maybe Prior, to some extent. Mona in particular starts to get worried that she's a DisposableSexWorker.

* ActionGirl: Molly/Sally Shears, as usual
* AmbiguousDisorder: Gentry, Slick's landlord.

* {{Cyberpunk}}
* {{Cyberspace}}

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Mona.
* MafiaPrincess: Kumiko

* VirtualGhost: The Finn has become one, [[spoiler: as has Lady 3Jane. In the end both Bobby and Angie end up that way as well.]]

* {{Badass}}: Molly/Sally Shears—if possible, even moreso than in ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}''.
** RetiredBadass: She quit doing Runs and bought a German casino some time ago, and gave up her BloodSport "hobby" five years ago. Then someone dug up some dirt on her and blackmailed her into one more job.

* GenreSavvy: What saves Mona from becoming a DisposableSexWorker.

* SequelGap: It’s been several years since ‘’Count Zero,’’ and well over a decade since ‘’Neuromancer,’’ such that the characters who do return have changed drastically; Angie Mitchell is now a sim-stim superstar; Bobby Newmark has married her, divorced her, and gone missing; Molly has changed her name to Sally Shears, and fills an older-mentor role rather than a sidekick one; and the Finn [[spoiler: has died, but left behind an A.I. construct of himself.]]
-->'''Finn:''' "Case? Last I heard he was married with some kids."

* {{Badass}}: Molly/Sally Shears—if possible, even moreso than in {{Neuromancer}}.

* HollywoodVoodoo: Averted and lampshaded. Angie is a Voodoo practitioner and her chapters [[ShownTheirWork refer to a lot of obscure concepts and entities associated with Voodoo]]. When Porphyre (sarcastically) describes Voodoo along much more stereotypical lines, Angie notes that he should know better.

Mona Lisa Overdrive is the third novel in William Gibson’s SprawlTrilogy. Published in 1988, the book switches off between the interwoven stories of [[{{RevolvingDoorCasting}} four different protagonists]], who are each involved in a plot to kidnap famous sim-star Angie Mitchell: [[{{HookerWithAHeartOfGold}} Mona, an innocent young prostitute]]; Kumiko, the [[{{MafiaPrincess}} daughter of a Yakuza businessman]], Slick, a computer technician; and Angie Mitchell herself, who has the unique power to enter the Matrix without a computer. Characters who return from the first two books include Angie and Bobby Newmark (from {{Literature/Count Zero}}), Molly from {{Literature/Neuromancer}} (now called Sally Shears), and the Finn, from both (well, sort of).

* TheButlerDidIt: Almost all of the plot threads features a suspicious butler-like figure, who, shockingly, turns out to have shady motives. Kumiko has Petal, Mona has Prior, Angie has Swift.

Mona Lisa Overdrive is the third novel in William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy. Published in 1988, the book switches off between the interwoven stories of [[{{RevolvingDoorCasting}} four different protagonists]], who are each involved in a plot to kidnap famous sim-star Angie Mitchell: [[{{HookerWithAHeartOfGold}} Mona, an innocent young prostitute]]; Kumiko, the [[{{MafiaPrincess}} daughter of a Yakuza businessman]], Slick, a computer technician; and Angie Mitchell herself, who has the unique power to enter the Matrix without a computer. Characters who return from the first two books include Angie and Bobby Newmark (from {{Literature/Count Zero}}), Molly from {{Literature/Neuromancer}} (now called Sally Shears), and the Finn, from both (well, sort of).

Mona Lisa Overdrive is the third novel in William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy. Published in 1988, the book switches off between the interwoven stories of four different protagonists (revolving door casting), who are each involved in a plot to kidnap famous sim-star Angie Mitchell: [[{{HookerWithAHeartOfGold}} Mona, an innocent young prostitute]]; Kumiko, the [[{{MafiaPrincess}} daughter of a Yakuza businessman]], Slick, a computer technician; and Angie Mitchell herself, who has the unique power to enter the Matrix without a computer. Characters who return from the first two books include Angie and Bobby Newmark (from {{Literature/Count Zero}}), Molly from {{Literature/Neuromancer}} (now called Sally Shears), and the Finn, from both (well, sort of).

Mona Lisa Overdrive is the third novel in William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy. Published in 1988, the book switches off between the interwoven stories of four different protagonists (revolving door casting), who are each involved in a plot to kidnap famous sim-star Angie Mitchell: [[{{HookerWithAHeartOfGold}} Mona, an innocent young prostitute]]; Kumiko, the [[{{MafiaPrincess}} daughter of a Yakuza businessman]], Slick, a computer technician; and Angie Mitchell herself, who has the unique power to enter the Matrix without a computer. Characters who return from the first two books include Angie and Bobby Newmark (from {{Count Zero}}), Molly from {{Neuromancer}} (now called Sally Shears), and the Finn, from both (well, sort of).

* {{Unreveal}}: Molly/Sally’s eyes are still never seen.

Mona Lisa Overdrive is the third novel in William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy. Published in 1988, the book switches off between the interwoven stories of four different protagonists (revolving door casting), who are each involved in a plot to kidnap famous sim-star Angie Mitchell: [[{{HookerWithAHeartOfGold}} Mona, an innocent young prostitute]]; Kumiko, the [[{{MafiaPrincess}} daughter of a Yakuza businessman]], Slick, a computer technician; and Angie Mitchell herself, who has the unique power to enter the Matrix without a computer. Characters who return from the first two books include Angie and Bobby Newmark (from {CountZero), Molly from {{Neuromancer}} (now called Sally Shears), and the Finn, from both (well, sort of).

* {{GirlFriday}}: Cherry Chesterfield, the sassy nurse working with Slick and Gentry to take care of *Bobby’s unconscious body.

* {{Badass}}: Molly/Sally Shears—if possible, even moreso than in ‘’Neuromancer’’.

* GenreSavy: What saves Mona from becoming a DisposableSexWorker.