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Dec 21, 2023nooraskender rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
why is everyone so cool where are the losers
Aug 24, 2023apoda rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Gibson's seminal work that laid the foundation of the cyberpunk genre; a very enjoyable, engrossing read... I had a hard time putting the book down. He paints a very vivid and gritty picture of a dystopian tomorrow. Providing little in a…
Jan 09, 2023mpirkoco rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A classic in the genre of sci-fi, Gibson’s most well known work is best enjoyed in cheap paperback form, printed on the most disposable paper possible and ideally falling apart as you reach its feverish conclusion. It’s also perhaps best…
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Oct 27, 2022SCL_WeiLing rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A classic science-fiction novel that is known to have invented the "cyber-punk" genre. Gibson throws you into his strange new high-tech world right on the very first page and does not stop to explain anything - a lot is expected of the…
Oct 24, 2022SeanBurns_2000 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book had a promising start but I feel like I was slowly losing interest and engagement in the story as it went on. The beginning made me think this would be something similar to the Matrix but as some kind of heist operation. The…
May 26, 2022Mullon rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The problem with inventing a genre is you get to see everyone else improve and surpass your basic ideas. Lord of the Rings has this problem but is saved by it's likable cast and straightforward but epic plot. Meanwhile this book is about…
Apr 05, 2022jess05445 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
This has been on my reading list for awhile as a highly thought of Sci Fi classic. I got about 100 pages in and it was a slog to get through. I ended up not finishing it. Not sure if it didn't age well or it was just not my style of…
Feb 28, 2022ChrisMcMil rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I can appreciate how this was quite novel when it was written, and that it inspired a valuable sub-genre of SF. However, while I still enjoyed it, I would have to admit that it unfortunately (and inevitably?) hasn't aged so well.
Nov 01, 2021BreProulx rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I heard good things about this book and tried to push through, but honestly couldn't finish it. It was very much not my genre of book.
Sep 03, 2021jwembry91 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I wanted to love this book, but just couldn’t get into it. It features lots of cringy sexual writing. The concept of the story is interesting but the execution was not great.
Aug 18, 2021avocadotree rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is good. Read it from beginning to end. You might like it.
Jul 01, 2021pacl_teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"He was the most talented computer cowboy, traveling through cyberspace and solving secrets. It all changed once the toxin got into his brain. Neuromancer by William Gibson is the story of Henry Dorson Case, who experienced going from…
Jun 20, 2021dgiard rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." Although dead television channels today emit a different pattern, the opening line of William Gibson's 1984 cyberpunk novel "Neuromancer" still draws the…
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Sep 04, 2020wolfwaltz rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Even if this novel wasn't almost singlehandedly responsible for creating the modern genre of cyberpunk, it would still be a fantastic and worthwhile read. Part heist story, part transhumanist journey, and part drug trip, Gibson's first…
Jul 13, 2020StevenRobinson rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Put aside any genre defining descriptions, Gibson is a fantastic writer. His prose and dialogue are amazing. The way he takes a reader through the story is nothing short of masterful.
Jun 27, 2020tjdickey rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A gripping and gritty narrative, the richly-textured writing style of which doesn't age poorly at all - the technologies of modem and television have morphed alongside arcologies and virtual reality simstims, and the inner worlds of data…
May 16, 2020flygt rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I may be too smooth-brained but I didn't really get it. Some interesting ideas but I found the narrative hard to follow.
Jan 05, 2019OPL_DavidD rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An important book. The genre of cyberpunk predicted the future pretty well, although the dystopia we live in isn't as stylish or cool as the genre predicted. The novel itself is compelling and suspenseful, with an anti-hero who you want to…
Oct 21, 2018comics_on_craigslist rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Did Gibson predict cyberspace and the matrix or did fan-boy computer nerds just like the ideas and decided to create them? Who knows? I love the first line of this novel, “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead…
Apr 09, 2018elizali rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Illuminating on many pop culture references and clearly a genesis for modern day sci fi, although a bit hard to follow.
Mar 02, 2018Starpoem rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is not for the faint of heart. It's very "sex, drugs, and rock & roll." If you have the guts to stick with it, I think you'll find that it's masterfully written. Gibson hits you with a barrage of short, impressionistic scenes,…
Jan 31, 2018jimtroeltsch rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Once you get used to the pulpy/noir dialogue and all the neologisms, this book is a lot of fun. An all around wild ride not without its profound moments... at least somewhat deserving of the literary prestige it has achieved.
Jan 07, 2018
Reading William Gibson’s Neuromancer was for me a disorienting yet extremely rewarding experience. Right at the beginning of the book William Gibson introduces many new words and slang phrases to describe the futuristic world that the…
Jul 08, 2016janwishart rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Not sure I get the hype about this book.