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For well over 20 years, I have seen copies of William Gibson’s “Neuromancer” on the Sci-Fi/Fantasy shelves of nearly every bookstore I have gone into. I recently decided to pick up a copy and read it. I figured a book that’s been continuously in print for over twenty years and is considered a ground-breaking work in Science Fiction had to be good. I figured wrong.
“Neuromancer” is a very convoluted novel. It jumps from local to local and situation to situation in a very jerky way. To add to the ...more
“Neuromancer” is a very convoluted novel. It jumps from local to local and situation to situation in a very jerky way. To add to the ...more
Jun 14, 2007
mark monday
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scifi-60s-70s-80s,
new-wave
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I first read Neuromancer about 20 years ago. Writing with strokes instead of details is an interesting way to describe Gibson's writing. That's how I feel about some of the performance art I saw in my art school days. The strokes were far too numerous. I found it impossible to tell what was detail, what was colour, what was clue. I get bored with things being laid out t ...more
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I first read Neuromancer about 20 years ago. Writing with strokes instead of details is an interesting way to describe Gibson's writing. That's how I feel about some of the performance art I saw in my art school days. The strokes were far too numerous. I found it impossible to tell what was detail, what was colour, what was clue. I get bored with things being laid out t ...more
I tried to read this and it made no sense... but then I borrowed the book-on-CD from the library and LOVED it! There is much to be said for someone reading aloud to you....especially if they understand what they are reading. In this instance, the author himself read the book and it really made a difference to me.
Oh cyber punk! How I miss you!
Jan 12, 2008
Jeffrey
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science-fiction,
cyberpunk
Aug 31, 2008
Richard
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pringle-top-100-1949-84,
science-fiction
Dec 25, 2008
nimrodiel
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it was amazing
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2008-books-read,
audiobooks
