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Rare Neuromancer by William Gibson & Introduced by Neil Gaiman New Deluxe Hardcover [Hardcover] William Gibson

William Gibson

3.69 AVERAGE

jay2246's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

cerouac's review against another edition

3.0

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I don’t know. I never knew what was going on. Maybe there’s meaning in that. Maybe there isn’t. Maybe I’m just stupid.

I can see why the book was ground breaking and is so well revered. It was just hard for me to get traction in either understanding or caring about what was going on.

I’m sure I’ll revisit at some point and my views might drastically change by then.

3.5

suntorytime's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

riciba's review against another edition

3.25

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

majaadriana's review against another edition

1.5

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1,5 Sterne für die Originalität der Idee für seine Zeit. Ansonsten finde ich das Buch sehr schlecht geschrieben. Die Erzählung fühlt sich nicht flüssig an und mir fiel es schwer ihr zu folgen. Würde es Niemandem weiterempfehlen.

ewelina_reads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alsterling81's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ummm.... Look, old school sci fi is a tricky thing. Some of it ages well, some doesn't. Some of it resonates. Some of it doesn't. 

Neuromancer was absolutely ahead of it's time, and it's got some really interesting things to say. But I'm not really feeling it. It was good enough to finish (I got no issue with a DNF), but not enough that I'm going back for book two. 

If you're on the fence, read the first couple chapters. If you aren't hooked early on, you're not going to enjoy it any more by the end. 

still_sam's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rahhbec's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kevinkarmann's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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William Gibson is very clearly very talented.  His writing is sharp, his ability to describe the world he creates brings it to life.  He is very prescient, even coining the term cyberspace.

However, as with a lot the cyberpunk genre that this novel spawned, I don’t find it to be particularly my thing.  The world is dark.  His characters extremely flawed and mostly unlikable.  The best character in the whole novel may be a virtual copy of a dead man.