Reviews

Neuromancer by William Gibson

acardattack's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

DNF at 80%, 


This is one of the latest I've DNFed a book, but I realized I just didnt care anymore. Really like the world and what Gibson has created, but that is all I can say.  At the time I get how ground breaking it was, so many things I enjoy I recognize in this book because of what Gibson created, but the characters, and story telling are rather sub par.  What could have been a fun ride as I learned about this new type of world ended up being a bore as the world wasnt new to me.  Had the characters been more interesting or maybe the story told more straight forwardly I would have continued, but at the end of the day I realized I just didnt care.  

tacomaven's review against another edition

I got the gist. Not very well written. Over written.

trangmar's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

freyy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

runjohnnyrun845's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

3.25

maggs_brooks_'s review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

ketchashum's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

A difficult read for someone not fully immersed in the genre it's stated to help form.

I could appreciate the themes but found the character's lacking in terms of personality and distinctiveness, which took away from my enjoyment and ability to really get into the story. If character's names had been randomly swapped with each other at different points in the story I wouldn't have noticed because they all blend together anyway.

That being said, it's a quick read and worth a go if you think you might find it an interesting read.

kristinamrogers's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

diegojose's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

xenosin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.25