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Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
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I started to read this book in fear and trepidation having already glanced at the reviews. Many of them ranged from disdainful to damning but I took heart from the people who did like it and, after all, it is the winner of many prestigious awards.
I loved it. For me it was a sci fi thriller, two of my favourite genres rolled into one. I was grabbed immediately by the characters of Case and Molly - especially Molly with her attitude, her mirror eyes and the blades under her finger nails. And do not forget Dixie the Flatliner, such a clever little creation on the author's part. This is a very visual book and it was easy to start choosing who would play the roles in a movie.
The language was tricky at times but at no point did I lose the overall sense of what was occurring. Once or twice I went back to reread a bit for example the first appearance of Riviera made no sense to me at all until I discovered what his party trick was. There was plenty of action, a good story and I found the whole thing very readable.
For me this was a very well written book with some intriguing and novel ideas, plenty of action and suspense and a satisfactory conclusion. I did however have to read the ending twice. It took me a minute to understand what Gibson was telling me but when I realised what it was I was left happy.
I loved it. For me it was a sci fi thriller, two of my favourite genres rolled into one. I was grabbed immediately by the characters of Case and Molly - especially Molly with her attitude, her mirror eyes and the blades under her finger nails. And do not forget Dixie the Flatliner, such a clever little creation on the author's part. This is a very visual book and it was easy to start choosing who would play the roles in a movie.
The language was tricky at times but at no point did I lose the overall sense of what was occurring. Once or twice I went back to reread a bit for example the first appearance of Riviera made no sense to me at all until I discovered what his party trick was. There was plenty of action, a good story and I found the whole thing very readable.
For me this was a very well written book with some intriguing and novel ideas, plenty of action and suspense and a satisfactory conclusion. I did however have to read the ending twice. It took me a minute to understand what Gibson was telling me but when I realised what it was I was left happy.
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Just Book one so far Mary! I have the next book on my list though.
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Thanks Dale. It is a great book but only if you enjoy the genre.
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For some reason I do like this kind of book. I know it is not for everyone though!
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One of my favorites, although not quite so ground-breaking now as it was 35 years ago. Glad you enjoyed it!
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I usually scan the reviews and try to get an objective picture. This one seemed to annoy a lot of people! Very glad I read it though and I will read the rest of the trilogy.
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One of my favorites, although not quite so ground-breaking now as it was 35 years ago. Glad you enjoyed it!"
Not ground breaking any more no but still an excellent book, and I enjoyed it very much:)
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Wish I had read it back then but I think I was off sci fi and into historical fiction at that time. Nowadays I just read everything and anything - well within reason of course.