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A review by 5teverin0
Neuromancer by William Gibson
5.0
Every couple of years, I re-read Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy (Neuromance, Count Zero, and Mona Lisa Overdrive). I remember being quite profoundly effected by these books as a young adult, and even though I have read them all numerous times, they remain as enjoyable to me now as they were then.
William Gibson is considered by many to be the father of the cyberpunk movement. At the time these first three novels were published, they were new, exciting and different. However, time has taken away some of that unique aura. It is difficult for me to read these books now as speculative fiction, because although they contain some technological wonders we have yet to see, they also mention some things that have already fallen by the wayside - pay phones, magnetic tape, modems. As such, I prefer to think of these stories as alternate history, rather than science fiction. Regardless, one can easily lose oneself in the rich, fascinating world that Gibson has created. They are no less exciting and different now than they were then.
William Gibson is considered by many to be the father of the cyberpunk movement. At the time these first three novels were published, they were new, exciting and different. However, time has taken away some of that unique aura. It is difficult for me to read these books now as speculative fiction, because although they contain some technological wonders we have yet to see, they also mention some things that have already fallen by the wayside - pay phones, magnetic tape, modems. As such, I prefer to think of these stories as alternate history, rather than science fiction. Regardless, one can easily lose oneself in the rich, fascinating world that Gibson has created. They are no less exciting and different now than they were then.