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Apr 13, 2011
Ash
marked it as winners-hugo-nebula
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review of another edition
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steampunk,
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1000guardian,
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This is what made me read the book:
"The film The Matrix (1999) drew inspiration for its title, characters and story elements from the Sprawl trilogy.[122] The characters of Neo and Trinity in The Matrix are similar to Bobby Newmark (Count Zero) and Molly ("Johnny Mnemonic", Neuromancer).[from WIKIPEDIA]"
Firstly I did not like the way it was written. Scenes suddenly shift and it is very difficult to follow the story. Language was pathetic, random jargon and names inserted. After I crossed Page 43 ...more
"The film The Matrix (1999) drew inspiration for its title, characters and story elements from the Sprawl trilogy.[122] The characters of Neo and Trinity in The Matrix are similar to Bobby Newmark (Count Zero) and Molly ("Johnny Mnemonic", Neuromancer).[from WIKIPEDIA]"
Firstly I did not like the way it was written. Scenes suddenly shift and it is very difficult to follow the story. Language was pathetic, random jargon and names inserted. After I crossed Page 43 ...more
I think this falls under the category of 'this was groundbreaking when it came out, but now, it's just old and confusing.' The story was so choppy to me and I really couldn't stand the characters. Nothing made me bond or want to read more.
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Jan 20, 2012
Adrienne
marked it as to-read
Dec 10, 2012
JJ
marked it as to-read
Mar 08, 2013
Alicja
marked it as to-read-queue
