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isd 's review for:
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't actually know what I expected from Neuromancer beyong hacking, ICE-breaking, cyberspace, and weird lingo because this is where all that originated from. The storyline itself is a heist gig, and the novel's title wasn't directly related to the protagonist very much against what I had assumed.
The weird lingo I expected was pretty much familiar from all other media already, and it came in at a casual pace. Somehow (mostly because of a comment in someone's Quantum Thief review from a few years back, I imagine) I was prepared to be bombarded by a metaphorical dictionary brick in the face and that definitely did not manifest. Maybe my line of work with software development impacted that a bit.
The dystopic corporate greed and such is very much spot on but still somehow worse than presently, and the worldbuilding is quite interesting. One very eighties-thing is the incredible amount of constant smoking that really jumps out these days :D
It'd be nice if people with any power didn't take this as a guidebook.
The weird lingo I expected was pretty much familiar from all other media already, and it came in at a casual pace. Somehow (mostly because of a comment in someone's Quantum Thief review from a few years back, I imagine) I was prepared to be bombarded by a metaphorical dictionary brick in the face and that definitely did not manifest. Maybe my line of work with software development impacted that a bit.
The dystopic corporate greed and such is very much spot on but still somehow worse than presently, and the worldbuilding is quite interesting. One very eighties-thing is the incredible amount of constant smoking that really jumps out these days :D
It'd be nice if people with any power didn't take this as a guidebook.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol