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sooooo LOVED this book!
Maybe I am just parital to cyber-punk, but a lot of times it is not done well. Here, it started out like I would expect, with a lot of high tech gadgetryinvolved in trying to deliver a pizza, but as things progressed I found myself thinking about the dissemination of languages, the prevalence of profit over creativity, how messed up government logic is, and the binary code. I also was rooting for Hiro to have some luck with his ex!
So together there were enough elements on ...more
Maybe I am just parital to cyber-punk, but a lot of times it is not done well. Here, it started out like I would expect, with a lot of high tech gadgetryinvolved in trying to deliver a pizza, but as things progressed I found myself thinking about the dissemination of languages, the prevalence of profit over creativity, how messed up government logic is, and the binary code. I also was rooting for Hiro to have some luck with his ex!
So together there were enough elements on ...more
Pirates, the mafia, drugs, virtual reality, viruses and religion are just a few of the topics explored in this novel. The narrative goes at a fair pace and Hiro the main character I found to be quite acceptable. What the cover does not mention is his partner in crime so to speak, Y.T. who aids him in a number of capers and is present throughout much of the book. I found her quite an entertaining character. The book gave some quite interesting exposition about major worlds religions, particularly
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Given that this is a 1992 cyberpunk book, the book is still very imaginative. The story is visually immersive in a way that you are always in the moment. A very thrilling book, probably inspired by “Blade Runner” in its setting. It’s funny as well which gives a lot of comic effect.
The story has a big influence in modern technology and media. It will be amazing if you read the book now and find out that many of the cyberpunk technologies mentioned in the book have a presence in our life.
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The story has a big influence in modern technology and media. It will be amazing if you read the book now and find out that many of the cyberpunk technologies mentioned in the book have a presence in our life.
I’m readi ...more
I liked it and I didn't.
This book had moments of greatness equal to moments of "meh". I feel like he's a good writer because when I got to the parts that I enjoyed there was no prying this book out of my hands. However, I feel like he wandered around a bit with extra details I don't think added much to the story. I attribute the "mehness" mainly to the fact that this is probably the second book I've read in the cyberpunk subgenre. I can see why people enjoy his work and this is certainly worth ...more
This book had moments of greatness equal to moments of "meh". I feel like he's a good writer because when I got to the parts that I enjoyed there was no prying this book out of my hands. However, I feel like he wandered around a bit with extra details I don't think added much to the story. I attribute the "mehness" mainly to the fact that this is probably the second book I've read in the cyberpunk subgenre. I can see why people enjoy his work and this is certainly worth ...more
Oct 08, 2009
Bill Shears
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Dec 27, 2009
April Woosley
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Jan 08, 2010
kilner
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Jan 21, 2010
Lynn Abbey
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Jan 28, 2010
Christina Fleming
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