Neuromancer
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- Author：William Gibson
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Summary
Case was the sharpest data thief in the matrix--until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system， banishing him from cyberspace。 Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence。 With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly， a mirror-eyed street samurai， to watch his back， Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction。
Neuromancer was the first fully realized glimpse of humankind's digital future--a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves， reinvented the way we speak and think， and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations。
Neuromancer was the first fully realized glimpse of humankind's digital future--a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves， reinvented the way we speak and think， and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations。
Reviews
Jorah Kai
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A definitive masterpiece of Cyberpunk fiction and a timeless classic。 If you've never read it， read it slow and savor every line。 Made with love。 After I read it， I moved to Asia so I could taste the futuristic dystopia。 Didn't regret it。 A definitive masterpiece of Cyberpunk fiction and a timeless classic。 If you've never read it， read it slow and savor every line。 Made with love。 After I read it， I moved to Asia so I could taste the futuristic dystopia。 Didn't regret it。 。。。more
Horia
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A dark， drug-crazed， violent， heavy and vivid masterpiece！ 18+ to say the least。I won't write a proper review。 This is such an iconic book （and series）， that other throngs of reviewers had done the work infinitely better。I'll share just a few tips though。This book is fast paced， and jumps all around with the storyline。 I feel it doesn't allow the reader to take a breath and actually assemble the pieces for the big picture。If， by the half of the book， you still think you've missed the plot line， A dark， drug-crazed， violent， heavy and vivid masterpiece！ 18+ to say the least。I won't write a proper review。 This is such an iconic book （and series）， that other throngs of reviewers had done the work infinitely better。I'll share just a few tips though。This book is fast paced， and jumps all around with the storyline。 I feel it doesn't allow the reader to take a breath and actually assemble the pieces for the big picture。If， by the half of the book， you still think you've missed the plot line， just read the synopsis from Wikipedia or something。 It might just help make a bit more sense。If you are sensible for graphic violence， or mental and physical abuse， child drama， or heavy use of drugs， skip this book！ It's dark AFThis is the only reason I marked it as a 4 star。 I can't give it 5 starts with all that going on。 。。。more
Edo
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This is my favourite book because I am a big nerd。
Adrià
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Decepcionado。 No he conectado para nada con el libro。 Los personajes no me dicen nada， hasta el punto de confundir unos con otros u olvidarme de la mayoría。 La trama， aburrida。 Sosa， sosa。 ¿Lo mejor？ La ambientación ciberpunk。 Así que abro el paraguas para recomendaciones de este género。
Shawn M。
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This is probably the coolest book ever written。 The first time around， I didn't understand jack shit。 This time， I had a trip reading through cover to cover。 Most of the characters suck but the world and the story is what we come to read this book for。 This is probably the coolest book ever written。 The first time around， I didn't understand jack shit。 This time， I had a trip reading through cover to cover。 Most of the characters suck but the world and the story is what we come to read this book for。 。。。more
Andrew
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Walking into this book and knowing how influential it was on the larger cyberpunk genre， I was concerned that I would encounter a sort of "opposite Ready Player One" in which it would be filled with references from media that has not existed yet。 I was worried that I'd feel like this book was a weaker version of the best part of the Matrix， Cyberpunk 2077， and Bladerunner。 And while it was true that I could easily pick out elements that clearly influenced later media， it did not distract me from Walking into this book and knowing how influential it was on the larger cyberpunk genre， I was concerned that I would encounter a sort of "opposite Ready Player One" in which it would be filled with references from media that has not existed yet。 I was worried that I'd feel like this book was a weaker version of the best part of the Matrix， Cyberpunk 2077， and Bladerunner。 And while it was true that I could easily pick out elements that clearly influenced later media， it did not distract me from the instantly captivating story， fantastically written characters， and a breathtakingly atmospheric setting。 Gibson's ability to convey both scenery and emotion made me understand why he is easily one of the sci-fi greats。 。。。more
KJ
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Fully recognizing the genre-creating importance of this book didn’t help in my enjoyment， unfortunately。 I read a lot of sci-fi and a good deal of surrealist fiction and this， for me， failed at both。 I mention surrealist fiction， because the writing style and storytelling in this book is so oddly convoluted， that I fear the forest was lost for the trees。 Details that are absolutely irrelevant are given pages worth of details， making it unnecessarily dense， and sort of feel like reading Ulysses i Fully recognizing the genre-creating importance of this book didn’t help in my enjoyment， unfortunately。 I read a lot of sci-fi and a good deal of surrealist fiction and this， for me， failed at both。 I mention surrealist fiction， because the writing style and storytelling in this book is so oddly convoluted， that I fear the forest was lost for the trees。 Details that are absolutely irrelevant are given pages worth of details， making it unnecessarily dense， and sort of feel like reading Ulysses if it took place in the matrix。 Of course， a Ulysses， this is not。 It also seems like the details were written by someone who hadn’t seen the world it takes place in。 Oooh look at this…oooh look at that。 I doubt that’s how someone from that time would move through the world， and while this takes place in the near future， it’s so beyond exaggerated， in terms of science and culture as to be ridiculous。There are so many sci-fi books that pass the test of time。 This one feels like a book with a cult following that formed due to a dearth of anything similar， but that doesn’t hold up to its contemporaries。 It’s overwrought yet lacks in characterization or anything that could be construed as depth。 If one squints， great cyberpunk works that predate this one can be found。 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep predates Nueromancer and is much better in my opinion。 Nova by Delany， was a major influence for Nueromancer and some readers might find it to be more enjoyable。 。。。more
Crystal
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Lots of adjectives I don't know。 Very trippy。 I do have to admire the technical complexity of the world the author built， especially since the book was written in the 1980s。 Watching the videogame trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 did help me visualize some of the scenes。 I did NOT like all the mentions of women's boobs in this book。 The "male gaze" was the most obvious in any book I have read。 I didn't really like how the women were written。 Lots of adjectives I don't know。 Very trippy。 I do have to admire the technical complexity of the world the author built， especially since the book was written in the 1980s。 Watching the videogame trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 did help me visualize some of the scenes。 I did NOT like all the mentions of women's boobs in this book。 The "male gaze" was the most obvious in any book I have read。 I didn't really like how the women were written。 。。。more
Muhammad Ismail Soboute
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So much as I would have loved to finish this book for all the cyberpunk culture whose start has been attributed to this book， I simply couldn't continue reading after going for so long through the messy confusion that the book created。 The further that you go， no matter how hard you try， it's very difficult to make sense of anything。 The storyline just keeps slipping out of grasp of understanding。 I hope you enjoy reading this book。 I didn't。 So much as I would have loved to finish this book for all the cyberpunk culture whose start has been attributed to this book， I simply couldn't continue reading after going for so long through the messy confusion that the book created。 The further that you go， no matter how hard you try， it's very difficult to make sense of anything。 The storyline just keeps slipping out of grasp of understanding。 I hope you enjoy reading this book。 I didn't。 。。。more
Nick
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Cyberpunk isn't really my jam， but I love Gibson's punchy， economical prose。Anything cyberpunk， from Shadowrun to the Matrix， shares DNA with Neuromancer。 Read it if you're a fan of the genre。 Cyberpunk isn't really my jam， but I love Gibson's punchy， economical prose。Anything cyberpunk， from Shadowrun to the Matrix， shares DNA with Neuromancer。 Read it if you're a fan of the genre。 。。。more
Katherine
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now it’s partly my fault for treating this as a nightly read， but this is a toughie to stick with。 the prequel scenes are very fun and i love the casual worldbuilding， but the plot and context to the plot very quickly become thick。 and i am too thick （and not committed enough） to understand it。 dnf @ chapter 7
Victor
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Amazingly groundbreaking but it wasn't a fun read。 I wasn't really invested。 Amazing to see how much of the cyberpunk genre was fleshed out in this book and how much it inspired。 Amazingly groundbreaking but it wasn't a fun read。 I wasn't really invested。 Amazing to see how much of the cyberpunk genre was fleshed out in this book and how much it inspired。 。。。more
Zdenko Klun
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4 zvjezdice zbog maestralnog prijevoda Predraga Raosa， knjiga sama po sebi ne bi dobila toliko。
Estefania Juarez
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Buena
Pavel Pleskot
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I read the czech translation and it was horrific， I have never dropped a book with such a distaste， half the time I didnt know where I was or who I was following， most descriptions were abstract， which made it so much harder for me to visualize the world。 I dont know if its the authors fault or the translators， but it made me dislike cyberpunk for quite some time。
ivy
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I need to read this again， I enjoyed the story， but only when I realised what was happening which was about half way through lol。The language and concepts were quite impenetrable， which didn’t help my understanding。
Amir Roth
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I understand that this book gave us the terms "cyberspace"， "the matrix"， and "black mirror" and that it launched the cyberpunk genre， but it's a painful read。 It's herky jerky and overuses cyberpunk jargon， which makes it very tough to follow。 I think I got maybe 50-75% of the plot， and I'm still not sure whether several of the characters are real people or cyberspace constructs。 I understand that this book gave us the terms "cyberspace"， "the matrix"， and "black mirror" and that it launched the cyberpunk genre， but it's a painful read。 It's herky jerky and overuses cyberpunk jargon， which makes it very tough to follow。 I think I got maybe 50-75% of the plot， and I'm still not sure whether several of the characters are real people or cyberspace constructs。 。。。more
A。J。 Forster
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An intrinsic book that keeps being a pioneer in today's Science Fiction and Cyberpunk market and thoroughly well deserved。 Description is hard-hitting and visceral， with a monumental scope with little breadcrumb ideas scattered throughout the book hinting at a wider， unknown world。 The characters are flawed， recognizable individuals who leap off the page with their actions and dialogue。 Case and Molly stand-out as pinnacles in the genre， Armitage and Riviera create a darker undertone for the set An intrinsic book that keeps being a pioneer in today's Science Fiction and Cyberpunk market and thoroughly well deserved。 Description is hard-hitting and visceral， with a monumental scope with little breadcrumb ideas scattered throughout the book hinting at a wider， unknown world。 The characters are flawed， recognizable individuals who leap off the page with their actions and dialogue。 Case and Molly stand-out as pinnacles in the genre， Armitage and Riviera create a darker undertone for the setting。 Wintermute is as scary and prevalent in its initial release as it is in today's technologically wired world。 Recommended for Science Fiction writers and authors alike。 。。。more
Marco
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Avrei voluto dare 4 stelle per l'inventiva nel world-building e per aver praticamente fondato il genere cyber-punk， ma in molte parti ho completamente perso il filo degli eventi。Verso i tre quarti di libro ho dovuto fare un grosso sforzo per non abbandonarlo del tutto。 In più， ho avuto la sensazione che i personaggi non avessero uno scopo preciso e che a volte facessero cose senza senso， ma questo potrebbe essere dovuto al quanto detto prima， cioè che potrei essermi perso dei pezzi di trama per Avrei voluto dare 4 stelle per l'inventiva nel world-building e per aver praticamente fondato il genere cyber-punk， ma in molte parti ho completamente perso il filo degli eventi。Verso i tre quarti di libro ho dovuto fare un grosso sforzo per non abbandonarlo del tutto。 In più， ho avuto la sensazione che i personaggi non avessero uno scopo preciso e che a volte facessero cose senza senso， ma questo potrebbe essere dovuto al quanto detto prima， cioè che potrei essermi perso dei pezzi di trama per via della poca chiarezza。 。。。more
DUUTY
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Despite getting lost in metaphor at times， Gibson paints a picture of a sprawling （no pun intended） world that begs you to get sucked in and lost inside。
Gronk
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Holds up remarkably well given it was written in 1984。 For all the complaints this work gets as being hard to follow I found it fairly straightforward。 For all the complaints about the characters being undeveloped， I found Case， Molly， and Dixie very relatable （even though Dixie is a construct not a living human）。 Don't expect to fall in love with anyone and don't expect to find this a prognostication of the internet。 A surprisingly fun read。 Holds up remarkably well given it was written in 1984。 For all the complaints this work gets as being hard to follow I found it fairly straightforward。 For all the complaints about the characters being undeveloped， I found Case， Molly， and Dixie very relatable （even though Dixie is a construct not a living human）。 Don't expect to fall in love with anyone and don't expect to find this a prognostication of the internet。 A surprisingly fun read。 。。。more
Jennie
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This was just okay。 It was neat to experience a foundational work in cyberpunk but I think appreciating its historical value is the best I can say for this novel。 It reads like something written in the mid-80s。。。that is， really disappointing female characterization。 I get that this is an "its time" thing but I'm ready to leave it behind。 Additionally， cyberpunk isn't my favorite genre in the world so it wasn't the most engaging read for me （but that's a matter of personal taste）。 All in all， I'm This was just okay。 It was neat to experience a foundational work in cyberpunk but I think appreciating its historical value is the best I can say for this novel。 It reads like something written in the mid-80s。。。that is， really disappointing female characterization。 I get that this is an "its time" thing but I'm ready to leave it behind。 Additionally， cyberpunk isn't my favorite genre in the world so it wasn't the most engaging read for me （but that's a matter of personal taste）。 All in all， I'm happy that book club is ready to move on to whatever's next。 。。。more
Taylor DeWoody
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this felt like a movie than a book？ frantically paced， extremely noir， very little interiority。 i didn’t like the writing that much （felt very bounced around？） although i recognize that was probably a stylistic choice related to themes of growth/progress/acceleration。 but！ the early exploration of the web was fascinating and it was eerily predictive of late stage corporate capitalism and its resulting despair。 hard to root for anyone/thing though- very little humanity/motivations at stake。 just this felt like a movie than a book？ frantically paced， extremely noir， very little interiority。 i didn’t like the writing that much （felt very bounced around？） although i recognize that was probably a stylistic choice related to themes of growth/progress/acceleration。 but！ the early exploration of the web was fascinating and it was eerily predictive of late stage corporate capitalism and its resulting despair。 hard to root for anyone/thing though- very little humanity/motivations at stake。 just a huge invisible hand。 felt like an exploration of ideas/visuals/concepts more than a story。 credit is due for having been written， albeit poorly， forty years ago and still feeling relevant though 。。。more
Cameron Cook
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Likes: The tone， the world-building， the mystery element， the pacing， the themes。 Really loved the way it forces the audience to consider each sentence and line of dialogue。 A puzzle-box structure that allows for frequent， fun deviations of thought for the reader。 Dislikes: Cyberpunk novels are frequently sexist。 This one is no different。 Case is barely a character。 The character work in general is underwhelming。 The ending。
Elliot Morris
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I really wanted to LOVE this book， so perhaps my 3-star rating is a result of unmet expectations。 I liked a lot of aspects of this novel--obviously it's massively influential and creative。 But I felt like it kept losing narrative propulsion。 As soon as I started to get more into it， some air was let out and I had to start over。 Lots of cool lingo， some intriguing ideas， and sharp characters。 Maybe it was a me problem？ I really wanted to LOVE this book， so perhaps my 3-star rating is a result of unmet expectations。 I liked a lot of aspects of this novel--obviously it's massively influential and creative。 But I felt like it kept losing narrative propulsion。 As soon as I started to get more into it， some air was let out and I had to start over。 Lots of cool lingo， some intriguing ideas， and sharp characters。 Maybe it was a me problem？ 。。。more
Joe
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The world in Neuromancer is like the prose itself， dazzling， poetic， and sometimes difficult to follow。 At first I felt like checking a glossary every so often was essential， but being as it never really lets up， I eventually let go of trying to control it and just let it wash over me。 For my first cyberpunk novel， it was a visceral experience beyond watching a film or reading a graphic novel of the same genre。 This is one I could see myself returning to someday， and I can see why its one of Tim The world in Neuromancer is like the prose itself， dazzling， poetic， and sometimes difficult to follow。 At first I felt like checking a glossary every so often was essential， but being as it never really lets up， I eventually let go of trying to control it and just let it wash over me。 For my first cyberpunk novel， it was a visceral experience beyond watching a film or reading a graphic novel of the same genre。 This is one I could see myself returning to someday， and I can see why its one of Time Magazine's Best 100 Novels since 1923。 。。。more
Joe Espie
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This book is quite influential in the science fiction genre， but the writing is just bad， and the characters have little depth
Bálint
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másodszor olvastam， mostmár kábé tudom， hogy mivan。
Paul Spencer
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I was curious to read this genre-defining sci-fi novel， and in some ways I'm still processing what I think of it。 It was by no means an easy read。 I found the narrative very slippery。 There were times I had little idea what the characters motivations were， why they were travelling to different locations， what their backstory was。 The story makes no concessions for exposition or even， at times， clarity。 And the protagonist， hacker Case， is fairly unknowable and often unlikeable。 I'm perfectly wil I was curious to read this genre-defining sci-fi novel， and in some ways I'm still processing what I think of it。 It was by no means an easy read。 I found the narrative very slippery。 There were times I had little idea what the characters motivations were， why they were travelling to different locations， what their backstory was。 The story makes no concessions for exposition or even， at times， clarity。 And the protagonist， hacker Case， is fairly unknowable and often unlikeable。 I'm perfectly willing to admit this was simply my lack of smarts。 But having made those criticisms， Gibson as a writer seems insanely talented。 Neuromancer felt like being dropped into a drugged-up， high tech rabbit hole。 There were turns of phrase unlike any I'd seen written before， like he was a writer from the future。 And， it also struck me that it felt similar to Raymond Chandler's work。 As well as feeling very inspired by 'Blade Runner'， though apparently he'd already written a third of the book before seeing that film。 I could also see how influential the book was on cyberpunk in general and the Matrix films in particular （the Matrix itself， the hacker/spy/assassin characters， the sense of unreality， the biting， adult edge - this is far from Arthur C Clarke's brand of scholarly， old fashioned scifi）。 I don't have any desire to read the next books in the series， but this was part elusive and distancing， part amazing。 。。。more
James Kingman
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This is a book that falls into the broad category of more important than good。 I appreciate his vision， and it is interesting to see what he got correct， but it is nowhere to cyberpunk what Tolkien is to fantasy because LOTR is standalone good。
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