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Summary: Insomniac Medicine
Review: Read 2 chapters and call me in the morning. Zzzzz...
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Summary: Essential reading for Matrix obsessives ...
Review: Read this book once and you'll enjoy it, when you've read the last page, simply go-to page 1 and start again. This is literaly the 'mother' of the matrix - written in 1983 (I thought that was a misprint - it could have been written next year) it has a 'Neo' character as the 'anti-hero', 'jacked-in' to 'the Matrix' .. it has 'Zion', and a tougher (...) 'Trinity' (called Molly) .. etc. etc. But it's darker and more powerful than the Matrix imho.
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Summary: Not the classic it's made out to be
Review: I get the feeling that Neuromancer won the awards and the popularity it did more because of the ideas it presents and its overladen prose than because of a good story or deep characters. Yes, it 'started cyberpunk', and the gritty yet slick setting does have a sense of depth and life. Unfortunately, it's heavily burdened by prose that has a tendency to blur your eyes and make you shake your head in an effort to pay attention to what you're reading. Most of the novel, in fact, suffers from an inability to make the reader care about what's happening. Gibson seems more committed to using three adjectives in a row and spewing simile after simile than capturing the reader's interest. I suppose you could call this "film noir" style, but for me, it just didn't work. Coupled with a severe lack of information about what's going on and a numb, detached approach to its limited third person point of view, it's really hard to turn the next page and reach the end of this short novel that feels like it's three times longer than some of the monstrous tomes I've read. The story itself is difficult to care about. It revolves around the machinations of a powerful artificial intelligence, but it's hard to understand what the point of the whole thing is, even after you've reached the last dissatisfying sentence. Sure, I understood the story, I just didn't understand why I was supposed to care. Part of this apathy comes from a fundamental lack of characterization. The point of view is very 'cold'--that is, you don't get much inside the head of Case, and when you do, his thoughts are almost always analytical. When the sole viewpoint character doesn't feel any emotion for 90% of the story, it's kind of hard to feel emotion yourself. It's especially irritating that the novel is structured as a character story about Case's loss of his ability to 'jack in' and his death wish, and yet he never seems to care about much of anything (or Gibson fails to tell us about it if he does). It seems to me that the appeal of this book is more for those who want to experience a well-developed milieu and pretty surface coating, as it has little power or significance as a story. If you're looking for a detailed and skillfully constructed world, packaged in wordy description, or you want to see the roots of the cyberpunk genre, this novel is for you. If you're looking for an interesting, powerful story with deep characters, you won't find it here.
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Summary: The Grandaddy that started them all
Review: All I have to say is.. woah... not a regular woah.. but a Keanu Reeves' "Woah". I loved the plot, I read the book while listening to techno music, and felt every pulse of the book, once I "jacked-in". The plot is one of the best that you'll ever read in the world! If you like "The Matrix", then you'll most definately love "Neuromancer", from the scenes of a futuristic Cyberspace, to the club scene, and to truely show the world of AI in such detail, just brings tears to my eyes.
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Summary: It's a Novel, not a treatise on the internet revolution.
Review: The prophetic content of this book is somewhat overrated. It's true Gibson explores cyberspace and lends it depth; but it's neither the cyberspace we know nor an immaculate view of something greater. It's a complex brainchild that sometimes comes across slightly rough, like a low-polygon count computer game. And by today's standards it seems more reminiscent of Tron than of technology's epoch. Neuromancer exudes exactly the optimism in the possibilities of integrated computer networks that spawned all sorts of prospects of cyberpunk futures in the Silicon Valley revolution, right before the bubble burst. Don't look for the future in this book. Rather, Neuromancer should be approached and appreciated for what it is: excellent Sci-Fi noir. It's the Blade Runner of such novels; with tight narration hinting at a complete and inspired world just beneath the surface. And the early book does a good job of expositing this reality. Its focus deteriorates later on, when the author seems to be straining to convey the enormity of his fantasy world in a still-sensible fashion, and the plot elements spin out of control like overly ambitious anime (another inheritor of the noir/cyberpunk genre). In the end, it's the characters that redeem it. Molly in particular, seems the most inspired denizen of such a mercenary hyperfuture. And the Rastafarians of Zion and the Dixie construct show Gibson understands that readers' interest in futuristic sci-fi depends on making it as complex and detailed as the present day. Sure, it was ahead of its time, and is now part of the evolution of the genre. But the real reason Neuromancer is worth a look is because it's foremost a story. A very good story.
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Summary: ALL books by Gibson are gospel for cyberpunk
Review: I have virtually every book William Gibson has ever written and they have, essentially, created our current terminology and way of thinking in terms of cyberspace and computers as well as high-tech devices. Such books as "Mona Lisa Overdrive", "Count Zero", "All Tomorrow's Parties", "Burning Chrome", "Pattern Recognition", as well as other cyberpunk/high-tech books like "Snow Crash", "Cryptonomicon", and "Darkeye: Cyber Hunter". All of these books can take the reader into worlds of cyberspace and computer espionage or danger that no other sci-fi or thriller can take them. All are recommended and William Gibson should receive some cyber-award for what his high-tech imagination has contributed to our computerized society.
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Summary: Difficult to Explain
Review: Normally I would attempt to explain to plot behind "Neuromancer," but in this case I'm going to skip it. I'm going to make a statement that will make all of you judge me: "I do not understand anything that happens in this book." Now, I'm no sesquipedalian by any means, but I've been able to decipher some pretty convoluted plots, and understand wording in a variety of poor or difficult writing styles. I have NO idea what is happening in this book. I can't understand its metaphors, I can't for the life of me understand what is going on at any one time, where they are, who people are... This book won many awards, and I'm guessing it deserved them. In fact, I've never read a science fiction book that plays with language as well as this book does. It's amazing, and the way he uses words is the only reason I continued reading. I felt like I was becoming a better writer each time I finished a sentence. However, maybe it is because I normally read basic fiction, maybe I missed a few key phrases... Maybe I'm just an idiot... But I don't understand it. I'm sorry. If you like well written books that you can use to understand how to write yourself, I may still recommend this book to you. It's very well written and original. However, if you stumble through understanding plots in the books you read, I'm stay away from this one.
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Summary: Cyberpunk fashion show
Review: Neuromancer is seen as a cyberpunk classic, so it's disappointing that I didn't enjoy it more. The IDEAS in this book are more interesting than the book itself, I'm afraid. But I'll give credit where it's due - Gibson innovated the concepts that are behind The Matrix and other science fiction. Gibson's world is flashy and fashion forward. Boundaries are meaningless as characters zoom around the globe, through space, and leap into virtual reality. They're fitted with implanted lenses and inventive weapons. Described in stylized detail, these settings are Neuromancer's strength. It takes work to understand what's going on, however. The author throws out foreign and fictional words without explaining what they are. We're expected to deduce their meanings, resulting in some confusion. I don't want to be spoon fed, but with some more explanation I could have enjoyed Neuromancer instead of trying to figure out what was going on. If this book was written today, I would not have been impressed. However, I'll still recommend Neuromancer because it was far ahead of its time in 1984.
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Summary: Cyberpunkture at it's peak
Review: Neuromancer is cyberpunk. This first part of the sprall trilogy sets the stage for a little world we like to call cyberspace (a term INVENTED by Gibson). This is the REAL story of the Matrix. Neuromancer is akin to Dune and Lord of the Rings. LOTR is the epitome of fantasy epics, Dune is the best Sci-Fi universe, and Neuromancer represents the best version of a possible future of weak government and powerful mega-corporations. While not as grand in scale as Dune or as epic as LOTR, Neuromancer is just as brilliant!
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Summary: Great book dont miss this one.
Review: This book is a masterpeice i read it when i was 15, Becouse my brother recommended it to me............. I was not dissipointed. Other people gave this book bad reviews simply becouse they were morons. so if you enjoy a good SCI-FI novel pick this book up
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