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Count Zero

William Gibson

3.86 AVERAGE


Gibson's style requires some patience, but once you make it past the thirty page mark, his novels usually turn out to be well worth the effort. "Count Zero" is no exception to this phenomenon.
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious 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: Complicated

Despite writing about technology, Gibson’s work is highly impressionistic- you’re never quite sure what is really going on and yet you can kind of sense it at the same time. It’s almost magical how he can drop you into a bit of chaos but keep the plot moving and your interest piqued. Count Zero has some real depth to it, much like the shadowy AI figures in its pages. Excellent.
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Way more readable than Neuromancer and got me fired up on cyber punk again.

Count Zero is a magic eye image.
adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No