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Count Zero

William Gibson

3.86 AVERAGE

mdpenguin's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It took me longer to get into this one than Neuromancer – the fact that a third of it focused on an obnoxious script kiddie was a big part of this – but I enjoyed it more. The characters were more interesting to me as was the broader scope of their interaction with the world. The blending of Vodou belief with the science fiction worked better than I would have thought were I to just read a description of the story, but Gibson does a good job with making it into something I could take seriously.

markusgmg's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zhusl33's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark tense 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: Complicated

viktor's review against another edition

4.0

First re-read after 20 years (this time I got the original text, not a translation). I still found it immensely enjoyable - obviously I couldn't discard the nostalgic overtones, not that I wanted to -, especially the gorgeously crafted prose and even the neon-tinted, rusty future-that-will-never-be fascinated me.

imaginary_sauropod's review against another edition

3.5

A mercenary is hired to help a scientist defect from Maas biolabs, a woman is hired by Josef Virek to track down the artist of a box, and a first-timer manages to get tangled up in something much bigger than the matrix he was hoping to crack into. Their stories get closer and closer until they combine.

Much easier to understand than the first book with characters with motivations that are more sympathetic. But the ending wasn’t as engaging as the first as the stakes were not fully explained.