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this was a bookclub read and it was soo hard to get through.
though I generally liked the idea of the book and its story and how it paved some of the way for the sci-fi/cyberpunk genre, it just was so confusing and tedious for me to get through.
it took more than half of the book to get me really hooked and I'm just glad it's over.

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greendrum's review against another edition

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2.0

Old ideas

willybee's review against another edition

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Unfortunately I feel like this falls too much into the science category for my liking. I love cyberpunk as games, movies, and comics, but I don't think I like cyberpunk as literature.

bedlamcowboy's review against another edition

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4.0

Beautiful babbling Biblical shit.

paganhill's review

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mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

hermitix's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

kaja117's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

Extremely challenging book, that was very clearly a visionary example for its time. I will be unpacking and re-reading this for years to come, I can already tell.

Books like this don’t come along often.

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