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dargent94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, and Cursing
purplegus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Sexual content
lacaille's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Moderate: Sexual content
n3f's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Drug use
osteele98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use
du5t8unny's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
surelyinthefountain's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Body horror
c_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Gibson's writing style caught me off guard, and it took me some time to settle into. I bet this would make for a much better re-read. It's highly metaphorical/poetic, without taking length to fine-tune a description. The characters all point to a dynamic, hostile, and compelling broader culture. This is probably my fav takeaway, especially when the settings are more alluded to than less concretely described (it works). I would recommend because:
- Valuable for understanding influence/lineage on media ("first cyberpunk").
- Observe future-casting for a hostile, techno-focused, late-capitalist world.
- [maybe spoilers? books been out since 1984 so...]
I've never seen AI used in a plot arc with this finish. - Gibson's writing style is worth digging into.
- Cool science fiction.
- Lots of heists.
- The matrix.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual violence
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, and Suicide attempt
keegan_leech's review against another edition
- 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'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.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual violence