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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
Truly an impressive treat. The fact that Gibson conjured such a fully realized vision of AI before the widespread adoption of the internet is genuinely awe-inspiring. Neuromancer is, admittedly, thin on character development, occasionally convoluted in plot, and at times clunky in its prose. But it more than makes up for these flaws with its extraordinary foresight, a vision that only grows more impressive in hindsight.
medium-paced
I'm sure this is a great book, I just had a really hard time understanding what was going on 99% of the time. Everything felt incredibly messy and hard to keep track of...
Read for my science fiction classics class.
Read for my science fiction classics class.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The original cyberpunk story. It's not a genre I particularly enjoy but as a science fiction fan I wanted to understand more of the sub-genre.
The plot reads like The Matrix crossed with James Bond with a lot of brand deals. Every object the protagonist uses, almost, is branded, and I am sure this is by design and a commentary on commercialism and capitalism. At first it took me out of the narrative until it clicked why everything had a familiar brand name.
Romance and spice is barely there, blink and you miss it, and perfunctory at best, which suits the characters and the story, but is wild after reading a lot of romantasy books recently.
The reader does a good job and is able to do a number of accents well.
The plot reads like The Matrix crossed with James Bond with a lot of brand deals. Every object the protagonist uses, almost, is branded, and I am sure this is by design and a commentary on commercialism and capitalism. At first it took me out of the narrative until it clicked why everything had a familiar brand name.
Romance and spice is barely there, blink and you miss it, and perfunctory at best, which suits the characters and the story, but is wild after reading a lot of romantasy books recently.
The reader does a good job and is able to do a number of accents well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Alcohol
Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content
I can really only come away with, "it was okay."
I can see how it would have been revolutionary reading for it's time. With modern day AI, robotics and all the other scifi that has piled on over the years this now feels mediocre. With technology elements feeling dated and still within the confines of 1980, it didnt present anything that felt like "Wow! I can see this happening in the future."
Only thing that would be cool is if we could enter the matrix or a cyber world the same way Case could.
I can see how it would have been revolutionary reading for it's time. With modern day AI, robotics and all the other scifi that has piled on over the years this now feels mediocre. With technology elements feeling dated and still within the confines of 1980, it didnt present anything that felt like "Wow! I can see this happening in the future."
Only thing that would be cool is if we could enter the matrix or a cyber world the same way Case could.
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While the world is vividly imagined, I never engaged with the story nor the characters. At no point did I feel a sense of worry or dread for them, nor did they ever sway my passions. End the end I felt like I was back where I'd started: with no sense of destination nor accomplishment.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No