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He truly does simply toss you in, doesn't he? It took me a good portion of the novel to figure out what a 'deck' was. That said, I found once you actually pick up the lingo the immersive writing style acts more as a hook then a barrier. I couldn't put it down once I got into it.
Try The Difference Engine. Gibson and Bruce Sterling's awesome steam-punk precursor. I know what people mean about being thrown into a world and learning its rules from the inside - it reminds me of a lot of PK Dick novels for that reason. As for the sequels? Pap.
Stuart, I think you nailed it. Gibson just throws you into the middle of the main characters world without much context... you have to learn the lingo, the society, everything, all at once. It threw me off at first, too, but Gibson knows you'll figure it out, and he makes it work. I think he pulled it off pretty well.
I've read other comments on the same lines. IMO, it's meant to be a bit confusing initially to give you the experience of the main character - at the start he's a bit ignorant, and in a place where things change dangerously fast, so he (and you the reader) have to try to pick things up as they come. I agree with James that the book changes once the characters leave the cities behind and reach the space station.
I have read it a couple of times and I like it but I feel it is a book of 2 halves. The first part is the best. I feel it lost it a bit when it went into space.
Are you guys talking about William Gibson's Neuromancer? One of my favourite (sub-category) "sci-fi" novels ever! Cruise around the internet on the fly? Cool! Plus I loved his sequels too, though none as good as his initial Neuromancer?! Put shit on it at your own peril!
Are you guys talking about William Gibson's Neuromancer? One of my favourite (sub-category) "sci-fi" novels ever! Cruise around the internet on the fly? Cool! Plus I loved his sequels too, though none as good as his initial Neuromancer?! Put shit on it at your own peril!
No prequel, but here is something that can put the book in context:http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/science_ficti...
