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I WAS UTTERLY CONFUSED FOR MOST OF THIS BOOK.
edit 4/17/10: actually on reread it was awesome.
edit 4/17/10: actually on reread it was awesome.
Since I was between books recently, I pulled this book off my shelf and started flipping through it. I had read the book years ago, but was struck to see how little of it had stuck. I could remember virtually nothing about it.
Having given it another go-round, I can say that I still don't really get what all the hype around this book is about - beyond, perhaps, Gibson's dubious distinction of being the first to coin the term (and perhaps the concept) of "cyberspace." It is certainly an addictive ...more
Having given it another go-round, I can say that I still don't really get what all the hype around this book is about - beyond, perhaps, Gibson's dubious distinction of being the first to coin the term (and perhaps the concept) of "cyberspace." It is certainly an addictive ...more
Very good. I got lost at points though, which probably means I am dumb.
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