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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
When I rated this last time I liked it more than Necromancer, now I have no idea why. It's good enough, but Turner is such a parody of an action lead you can't take him seriously. I still like the vodou cyberpunk stuff though.
I didn’t particularly like this. It’s an interesting world, but I’m not sure I could even tell you what it was actually about.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
I adore Gibson. I love his style, his cool, his vision. I can’t believe I waited so long to read another book of his. I am, however, once again annoyed by the portrayal of women in this book, especially in the Turner storyline. There's a former stripper who can't wait to sleep with the protagonist, a tough chick who gets disposed of very quickly in the end and a girl that needs protection. Annoying. Even Marly is mostly a vessel for Virek's ideas, although I guess she does get some agency in the end.
edit: I deleted the sentence "Not so much his casual sexism, I guess, but I‘ll chalk that up to time and genre" and added the final one instead. It's better to be precise and Kathrin (in the comments) made a very good point that I already had in my head as I was writing the deleted sentence.
edit: I deleted the sentence "Not so much his casual sexism, I guess, but I‘ll chalk that up to time and genre" and added the final one instead. It's better to be precise and Kathrin (in the comments) made a very good point that I already had in my head as I was writing the deleted sentence.
When I read this in my early twenties. It was fantastic. It had everything. It made more sense once I realized it was a trilogy, and went back to read the first Sprawl book. I wasn't even aware of that term at the time. Still, even as a stand-alone novel, I couldn't have enjoyed it more. It reawakened me to fiction. This review is mostly nostalgia. I wonder what it would be like to read it now.
I had a hard time getting into this, but still enjoyed it.
Initially a bit confusing since I'd forgotten everything that happened in Neuromancer. However it all started coming back to me, and the stories don't rely on each other.
There are many similarities with Gibson's more recent books; strange wealthy men hiring 'intuitive' women to track down the creator of obscure but valuable art pieces. But on the whole the stories differ greatly, and are set in completely different worlds.
It's remarkable that this was written 25 years ago, before the web, and before most people even had personal computers.
There are many similarities with Gibson's more recent books; strange wealthy men hiring 'intuitive' women to track down the creator of obscure but valuable art pieces. But on the whole the stories differ greatly, and are set in completely different worlds.
It's remarkable that this was written 25 years ago, before the web, and before most people even had personal computers.
ამ ტექსტში გიბსონი გაცილებით თავდაჯერებული მწერალია, ვიდრე "ნეირომანსერში" — ყველა სიტყვა ათიანთშია მორტყმული, ზედმეტი არაფერია დაცდენილი. მაგრამ იმ გულწრფელ კიბერთრეშულ სენტიმენტალიზმში თავისებური ხიბლიცაა, "ნეირომანსერში" რომ გამოერევა ხოლმე და აქ რომ თითქმის დაკარგულია.
სამაგიეროდ, აქ ისეთი ტემპი აქვს დაჭერილი გიბსონს, აბზაცის ბოლოში რომ ამოისუნთქავ, მაგ მომენტში ხვდები, რომ აბზაცის დასაწყისში ვიღაცამ სული განუტევა.
სამაგიეროდ, აქ ისეთი ტემპი აქვს დაჭერილი გიბსონს, აბზაცის ბოლოში რომ ამოისუნთქავ, მაგ მომენტში ხვდები, რომ აბზაცის დასაწყისში ვიღაცამ სული განუტევა.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes