Neuromancer

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Published Aug. 1, 2013 by Jiangsu Literature and Art Publishing House.

ISBN:
978-7-5399-5133-1
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4 stars (2 reviews)

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Review of 'Neuromancer' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

This one has everything. At it’s core it’s a really good noir thriller full of great characters, but built on top of that is a really good science fiction novel full amazing concepts, and a wonderful piece of art with psychedelically poetic descriptive prose. I will definitely need to read it again

reviewed Neuromancer by William Gibson

The cyberpunk aesthetic, but lacking in substance

2 stars

Had I read Neuromancer upon release I'm sure I would have loved it. But I didn't. I'm reading it years after its legacy has cemented itself as a tone-setting hallmark of the cyberpunk genre. I've seen this story told in movies and games to the point that its world, terminology and themes have been exhausted of what original value they brought to the table.

For its part, Neuromancer has an incredibly detailed, thoughtful backdrop. It is effectively the encyclopedia of cyberpunk tropes, having coined much of the language that is still used as shorthand in dystopian futurism stories today because of how evocative it is. If you want to be a tourist in such a world - to experience the voyeurism of a futuristic anti-corporate heist while being roped along in a criminal military-industrial plot - this book is your ticket to that nihilist amusement ride. In this regard the …