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elizlizabeth 's review for:
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
I feel like it could've done with some heavy editing. As it stands it's two different books, or at least two writing styles and the tonal shift is not subtle imo. First half reminded me of On the Road, while the second half felt more like a regular heist fiction.
Overall I can see the novelty and how the overall vibes informed the cyberpunk movement, but at the same time there were some jarring comments regarding treatment of race, gender, mental illness and addiction. I can't unsee how the same issues I didn't like remain for contemporary cyberpunk (and scifi, to some extent) media.
I know it is a product of its time but all the same, Asimov and LeGuin, and even Herbert were writing more careful works in this regard.
In the end I'm glad I crossed it off my list, mostly in case someone tells me that this is their favorite book, then I can confidently 🚩-out of there.
Overall I can see the novelty and how the overall vibes informed the cyberpunk movement, but at the same time there were some jarring comments regarding treatment of race, gender, mental illness and addiction. I can't unsee how the same issues I didn't like remain for contemporary cyberpunk (and scifi, to some extent) media.
I know it is a product of its time but all the same, Asimov and LeGuin, and even Herbert were writing more careful works in this regard.
In the end I'm glad I crossed it off my list, mostly in case someone tells me that this is their favorite book, then I can confidently 🚩-out of there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Incest, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Gore