A review by elegantmechanic
Burning Chrome by William Gibson

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Technically a DNF before the last, titular story but after how the penultimate story pushed certain trauma buttons for me (physical/sexual assault, mental abuse) I couldn't read the last one. Up to that point I give it 2 overall. A couple of the stories I liked were not what I would consider cyberpunk but cosmic horror. The more cyberpunk the stories were, though, the more overwrought and pretentious the writing which was not for me. It's like a 1.5 star read dragged up to a 2 by the couple of stories I liked. I feel bad because these books were a gift from a dear friend but I'm done with Gibson.