Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Neuromancer by William Gibson

5 reviews

unfoundation's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

One of my favourite books. Just finished a reread.

The world is chaotic and entrancing. The plot hurtles through it at speed, twisting this way and that, but never getting lost. 

It’s incredible to realize that Gibson came up with so many of these ideas and imagery in 1984. The foundational text of cyberpunk. You can see so many themes and ideas stemming from this. 

Case is a complex main character but ultimately you root for him. Like seeing a friend make some bad decisions. Molly is a tragic terminator, both intimidating and sympathetic. Armitage, Wintermute and Peter are all ominous antagonists. There are a host of other amazing characters who make the world rich and leave lasting impressions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death, Sexual content, Gore, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Rape, and Torture

totallyglitched's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Drug use, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit and Suicidal thoughts

arcinzole's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Torture

keegan_leech's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I found it slow to get into, but absolutely raced through the last section of the book. It's very good, but I don't imagine that it would appeal to everyone. Between a couple of quite graphic moments, and a lot of jargon, the book could be off-putting

I'd recommend it if you like creative, idea-driven sci-fi; or if you just want to read something that's dated, but rightfully defined genres for decades to come. However, the story itself doesn't quite do justice to the ideas and the tone that defines the book.

If you liked Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson, then you'll probably like Neuromancer for similar reasons, but the two books also have similar issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual violence

wolverine's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Weird book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Torture