Neuromancer by William Gibson

Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy, #1) (Remembering Tomorrow)

by William Gibson

Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most potent visions of the future.

Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on...Read more

Reviewed by Michael @ Knowledge Lost on

2 of 5 stars

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To be honest I was expecting something completely different when I set out to read Neuromancer. I was expecting a cyber-punk book but I think this was more of a sci-fi book with a lot of references to computers. I was expecting hackers, but I think William Gibson did a good job imagining hackers of the future. I was expecting outdated technology and while there was a small amount in the book, it was still very futuristic. This is the second Williiam Gibson book I’ve read (the other being The Difference Machine) and I kind of feel like his books can become confusing and can leave the reader with an uncertainty of what is actually happening. While Gibson is a very engaging writer about from my beef with complexity, I think this book left me wanting something different. I really think if I read this book in the 80’s it would of been a different story.

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