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A review by abnormalbubblegumman
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
3.2
Sorry, but i could not finish this. It's just boring, and not boring in a good way, it's not "Lord of the Rings" boring, it's "being stuck in traffic for 3 hours" boring.
I really liked the atmosphere, and i believe that there MAY have something good in the story, but it's hard to know, as everything is either uncomprehensible or borders on uncomprehensible, the characters are really uninteresting, not likeable, and have little to no personality, turning them absolutely impossible to care about, something that isn't helped by Gibson's stiff, William s. Burroughs knock-off writing style, nothing seems to make sense or matter, events come and go without further explanation or sense of a story progressing, it's a cold, apathetic and absolutely exhausting reading, that really just isn't entertaining at all to read.
Yes, the atmosphere is great, and some parts of the story may or may not be interesting. But atmosphere and style alone can't make a boring, dull reading better, if anything, it makes it even worse when you consider how much better it could be.
I wanted to read this book for 3 years, and now that i did it, i'm very disappointed by it.
Sorry, but i could not finish this. It's just boring, and not boring in a good way, it's not "Lord of the Rings" boring, it's "being stuck in traffic for 3 hours" boring.
I really liked the atmosphere, and i believe that there MAY have something good in the story, but it's hard to know, as everything is either uncomprehensible or borders on uncomprehensible, the characters are really uninteresting, not likeable, and have little to no personality, turning them absolutely impossible to care about, something that isn't helped by Gibson's stiff, William s. Burroughs knock-off writing style, nothing seems to make sense or matter, events come and go without further explanation or sense of a story progressing, it's a cold, apathetic and absolutely exhausting reading, that really just isn't entertaining at all to read.
Yes, the atmosphere is great, and some parts of the story may or may not be interesting. But atmosphere and style alone can't make a boring, dull reading better, if anything, it makes it even worse when you consider how much better it could be.
I wanted to read this book for 3 years, and now that i did it, i'm very disappointed by it.