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A review by odin45mp
Neuromancer by William Gibson
3.0
Originally 4*.
Revised to 3*.
Still a foundational genre classic, it established cyberpunk's look and feel. But it is Misogynistic Capitalism-Run-Amok-By-TechBros, The Book. Very much written from a male gaze, with some light dusting of racism here and there. Atmosphere in spades, especially in the first half of the book. Some insightful guesses at how we use and abuse technology. But hard to read in places. And the ending is just as confusing to me the second time around.
Worth reading for the curious, and for those who want to revisit Neo Chiba, the Atlanta-Boston sprawl, and Cyberspace in the near-dystopian-future, as envisioned by a writer in the 1980s.
Revised to 3*.
Still a foundational genre classic, it established cyberpunk's look and feel. But it is Misogynistic Capitalism-Run-Amok-By-TechBros, The Book. Very much written from a male gaze, with some light dusting of racism here and there. Atmosphere in spades, especially in the first half of the book. Some insightful guesses at how we use and abuse technology. But hard to read in places. And the ending is just as confusing to me the second time around.
Worth reading for the curious, and for those who want to revisit Neo Chiba, the Atlanta-Boston sprawl, and Cyberspace in the near-dystopian-future, as envisioned by a writer in the 1980s.