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sarah984's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Incest, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
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, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Blood
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: Drug use and Sexual content
osteele98's review
- 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, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
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: Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
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: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence
peachani's review
- 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, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, and Suicide attempt