Search - Neuromancer (Remembering Tomorrow)

Kerry B. (polisciguy) reviewed 10/23/2007...
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Published in 1984, Gibson describes a Blade Runner type world complete with a matrix that humans jack-in-to for a virtual experience. This is years before Matrix films were created and released. Gibson even developed his own realistic "techno" language years before on-line world took off.

The biggest difficulty I had is Gibson's extensive use of this language. It adds to the story to make it more real, but slows the read and makes it at times hard to understand.

Leigh P. (Leigh) reviewed 3/23/2007...
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Way too cyber-punk for me. Didn't even make sense at times. Gibson is ordinarily a talented writer, but fell short here in basic explanation (even contextually) about what the heck is going on in this novel.

Mark T. (CapnCurry) reviewed 7/28/2007...
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.

After hearing about this book for years, I finally had a chance to read it - and was a bit disappointed. While I will always appreciate this novel as the one that kicked off a whole new era of science fiction, there have been so many variations on this theme that Neuromancer's plot itself now comes across as a little plain.

I also had a little bit of trouble swallowing some of the plot points and character interactions - I spent a lot of time thinking "Well, I'm sure XYZ happened for a reason, but I wish I knew what that reason was."

I kept trying very hard to like this novel, being that it's been to sci-fi what Lord of the Rings was to fantasy, but it just seemed like a lot of work getting through the plot to finish a story I've heard retold a thousand times since it was written.

Amanda S. (pandabear) reviewed 3/28/2006...
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Freshly imagined, compellingly detailed, and chilling in it's impications.

James M. reviewed 11/17/2006...
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I read this back in 1986 when it came out in paperback- it knocked my socks off! I just finished re-reading it- it's just as fresh today. If you are into S/F you should read this fast moving, disturbing, look at a distinctly possible future. I'm an early PC builder/user and have always been concerned about "Artificial" intelligence. Keep in mind that biology limits the custard consistancy meat computer we all lug around. There are NO such limits on computers. Jump on Gibson's manic rollercoaster- you won't be dissapointed.

Karl E. reviewed 10/18/2007...
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Everything cyberpunk is based off of this on some level. A very good story.

Brad A. (anrkistpengwin) reviewed 8/4/2005...
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Excellent cyberpunk novel. You have to be into cyberpunk sci-fi (Blade Runner, anything else by Gibson) to really get into the book. Great setting, excellent characters, and a fast-moving plot mark this as one of Gibson's best novels.

Michael V. reviewed 8/5/2005...

The opening line, "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." says it all. Awesome book. I'd reccomend this book to anyone interested in the Cyberpunk genre. Can be a bit esoteric at times, Gibson likes to put in a lot of hard to understand references. Despite this, Gibson writes an engaging book. If you liked Blade Runner, you'll probably enjoy this book.

M H S. reviewed 9/22/2005...
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This is a classic, and I read it because it is a foundation work in modern sci-fi.