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I was very confused for most of this book and had a hard time with it. All my friends rate it 5 ⭐️ but for me it‘s more a 3.

I‘ve had covid over the last week but finally feeling better! Fingers crossed I can go to work tomorrow.

I really enjoyed this book. Being a scifi classic, I'm not sure why it took me so long to read it.

Been a while since I‘ve posted. Haven‘t been in the mood to read because of some personal stuff happening.

My friend at work leant me this and I‘m finally giving it a go! I love scifi so I hope I enjoy.

Considered a Sci-fi staple; the book that coined ‘cyberspace,‘ and birthed the cyberpunk genre.

Gibson‘s writing is vague and often confusing. Yet, there is something endearing in how it refuses to talk down to its audience, as if it‘s written for the people who live in the world Gibson creates. It‘s a tough read but I never felt myself wanting to quit even if I never quite knew what was happening.

Hard to recommend but still glad I read it.

Love it

I don‘t know if I‘m gonna be able to finish this one. It‘s very confusing and somewhat dull but I‘m trying to stick it out!

Ugh this was a really tough bail for me but I'm ultimately not enjoying myself and I think the time has come. This is one of my husband's favorite books so I wanted to give it a fair shot. This is by no means a poorly written book. It's a little too fantasy and a little too "throw you in the deep end" of sci-fi which is not my favorite genre. If you like sci-fi and fantasy I can see this being a good pick for you.

Mind blown, open wide.
This author coined the term "cyberspace". He vividly built a world that would be later called cyberpunk. This sci-fi classic was NOT an easy read for me, but worth it.

This book started off interesting but by the end it seemed convoluted, I've heard good things about it over the years but the writing style just isn‘t for me.

I found the story difficult to follow because it jumps around a lot.

There was potential for world building but I could never see it in my mind's eye, due to the poor writing which lacked the details.

The storyline could have been cool, but the author just complicates it.

"The sky above the harbor was the color of television tuned to a dead channel."

This is how the book that I have just started reading begins. A prophetic novel from many points of view, recognized by all as the rising star of cyberpunk.

#scifi #williamgibson #cyberpunk #noir #lightsofthenight

Diving into the internet sounds terrifying but I have no doubt that if the technology was available now people would do it in a heartbeat. About halfway through!!

I know this is foundational af for sci-fi, essentially coining cyberpunk, but I think I really learned I'm not a huge sci-fi person. Some of the philosophical elements were cool and I did appreciate the way Gibson left descriptions of cyberspace often vague, allowing the book to remain undated way longer those most sci-fi. Wish there was more than one female character. Doesn't pass the Bechdel test lmao.

I can‘t quite describe this book in words that would summarize it in a complete and whole way. It reads like a modern sci-fi style book but the impact of it makes me think of modern classics like 1984 or Fahrenheit 451. The book leaves a lot to your own imagination, being vague in some areas but also extremely specific in others. I absolutely thought this book was an excellent read and look forward to reading it again!

My favorite part about this book is Molly‘s obsession with breakfast😂 every chapter she mentions getting breakfast at any time of day and I love it😂 just leave the drugs out😬

Next book club pick! I have no idea what this book is about and have never heard of it before now. Going in blind we‘ll see how it goes ☺️ #bookclubpick #neuromancer

This book is undoubtedly influential as it advanced the genre and pretty much created a sub-genre. But I felt so detached the entire time. I could have taken my time and read a brief summary with definition of terms for each chapter but after I did that for part one and still didn‘t connect at all I plowed through quickly. I still did want to read it because it‘s foundational but even if everything was clear I still wouldn‘t rate it too highly.

#QuotsyFeb21 Day 4: #Monitor

The right side of my #NEUROMANCER collection, including the first paperback edition (black spine, far right) and the first copy I ever had signed in person by Gibson (far left). No other book has had such a profound impact on my life as NEUROMANCER has.

Have been on Litsy sporadically the past few days, so am posting my final 5 days of #12Booksof2020 as one post with brief notes for each.
*Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying had been on my TBR for awhile. I read it in late June, in the wake of George Floyd's murder & the BLM protests. I was profoundly moved by this novel of compassion & humanity.
*The North Water. Existential literature smuggled in an adventure story/serial killer narrative.👇

#WinterGames2020 #The12ColoursOfDecember #Dec15 #Evergreen No holiday/winter themed book today but it‘s definitely green! A brilliant SciFi novel about a hacker left unable to log in after being caught stealing. So it‘s 11pts for Team #MerryReaders

Thought I‘d attempt a photo challenge this month, let‘s see how many posts I make before entropy wins! #Day1 of #ForeverNovember was #StartsWithN I was late coming to this classic SciFi novel by William Gibson but it was worth the wait. A brilliant story that reminds of a cross between Blade Runner & Ready Player One. Highly recommend🙌

I‘ve not read this but it is touted to be groundbreaking early AI fiction pub. in 1984 I believe.
#ifyoulikethis
#thematrix
@Klou

#IfYouLikeThis #TheMatrix

This was one of the inspirations for The Matrix, and I‘ve never read it, but now I want to!

The Neuromancer Trilogy formed not only the Sci-Fi genre and created Cyberpunk, but had also a great impact on other arts and our society.

My book actually is all three books in one and I'd recommend reading all parts as close as possible. The story is very complex, but fascinating from the beginning.

I already plan to reread it, since I admit that I didn't get everything that was going on.

Definitely a highlight!

📖 Neuromancer (William Gibson)
✍️ Andre Norton
🎥 Night of the Living Dead
🎸 Nine Inch Nails
🎵 Never Gonna Stop (Rob Zombie)

#ManicMonday #LetterN @JoScho

Well, I finished it. I didn‘t enjoy it, I‘m not entirely sure what happened, but it‘s done. I can see why this was a seminal work, but I didn‘t like it. I‘m glad I didn‘t finish it for my class all those years ago, because I can‘t imagine having to write about it.

#bookspinbonanza 10/20, halfway there with ten days to go! Think I can get at least my next five.

Starting this one, with some reservations. According to the almost-completely-faded receipt, I bought this in Dec 2003. It bookmarked page 30, which is as far as I got that time. It was for a sci-fi independent study with my absolute favorite lit professor, and the only book he assigned that I didn‘t finish (for that class). Fingers crossed for a better go this time - this is #bookspinbonanza 10 and my set in the future bingo space.

I have read this book for a design school project I had to make. I liked the concept of the story, but sometimes it was a bit confusing or difficult to understand. Overall it was an interesting experience.

⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Now it‘s my #TopTenFictionOf2019 starting with 1. Gideon The Ninth. 2. Neuromancer. 3. The 4th Monkey. 4. The City Of Lost Fortunes. 5. All Systems Red(Murderbot No1). 6. Leviathan Wakes. 7. The Dakota Winters. 8. To Be Taught, If Fortunate. 9. If We Were Villains & finally 10. Dark Matter(Michelle Paver). I‘ve read 180 books so far this year, it was difficult narrowing them down. Most I‘ve given 4⭐️ in GR, it‘s been a very good reading year.

William Gibson library giveaway! Click this link to enter if you're interested:
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Congratulations to @GrilledCheeseSamurai on your Litfluence milestone! Litsy means so much to me, as a chronic illness sufferer, I‘m pretty much housebound & on my own a lot. Litsy has opened up my world again, it‘s given me friends from all over the world,so many book recommendations I‘m having trouble negotiating my library without being buried & support whenever I‘m having a tough day. I‘m tagging @bookladyreads a newbie litten
#SixDigitSamurai

Another re read for my sci-fi book club...
It was fun but not as good as I remembered.
In the picture, my old, 90's, Brazilian edition.

I think I‘m probably the last litten to post their #Top6Reads of 2019 so far. Took me a bit to narrow it down, according to my GoodReads challenge, I‘ve read 68 books since Jan 1st. Rating them 1-6 is -Neuromancer(fantastic), All Systems Red(Murderbot rules), Chernobyl(nuclear nightmare), Song Of Achilles(Greek love), Ruby Ridge(scary siege) & Six Of Crows(Oceans11 on ice). Highly recommend all six! 10⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I stuck with it and got sucked in! Still a little confused at times but the author explains things as the story goes.

So I started Neuromancer... and honestly a lot of it is going over my head I think... ??‍♀️ I‘m going to keep trying though because it‘s a buddy read with my fiancé

The book that started cyberpunk! Absolutely absorbing and fascinating! I‘m looking forward to the rest of the series. Case is so human, it‘s painful. Molly is one of the best female characters in sci-fi. This was my first foray into the cyberpunk sub-genre and it was worth it! Give Gibson a read, guys! If you like movies like Total Recall, Blade Runner, Running Man, etc., then you‘ll love this!! 156/1,001 #1001Books

A few of the 1980s, #mygeneration books. #anglophileapril
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Wow. I totally get why this is a sci-fi classic, this just blew my mind! It has the same sense of bleakness & future dread as Bladerunner with the blood lust of a Tarantino movie. Why have I waited so long to read it? If you love SciFi & you haven‘t read this yet, what are you waiting for?? My #LitsyAtoZ2019 #LetterN #LLB19 #GreatFirstLine & #Pop19 #BookThatsInspiredACommonPhraseOrIdiom

“The Panthers Modern leader, who introduced himself as Lupus Yonderboy,”
I love that name! Lupus Yonderboy.
“ A rainbow forest of microsofts bristled behind his left ear”
I love old Sci-fi books that seem to predict the future. He also was the first to call it Cyberspace as well, plus, Gibson‘s idea of the Matrix was printed well before the movies.

Still laid up in bed feeling like death, but at least I can read now. I can‘t believe I‘ve never read Neuromancer, so far it s brilliant. In a future to come, Case was one of the best data-jackers in the Matrix, until a deal went sour & he was infected with a neurotoxin that denied him access to the web. Almost suicidal, he‘s offered a job that will restore his access, but who is he working for? Written before the internet it seems prophetic.

#BookMail Pt19 I stumbled upon these beautiful editions of classic SciFi novels when I was trawling Booktopia for a nice copy of Dune. It‘s a set of 6 master works of 20th century Sci-fi including Dune, Stranger In A Strange Land, The Left Hand Of Darkness, 2001 A Space Odyssey, The Once And Future King & of course, Gibson‘s debut novel which practically predicted the internet & AI with a foreword by Neil Gaiman. I‘m starting with Neuromancer.

If I had read this book when I was 16 it's angry head first run at the world would have become part of my DNA. Still it stands out as the cyberpunk classic that it is. Dark and bleak it's everything it needs to be. Jack in and download.

I've lost count of the number of times I've read Neuromancer, but listening to William Gibson read it was a totally new experience. While he's not the most polished of performers, there's something about his unusual cadence that just works with his style of writing. I also liked the limited use of music and sound effects that helped give it a bit of a radio play feel, even with the single narrator. Great book and excellent audio presentation.

Recently I found my old (cassette!!) copy of the Neuromancer read by author William Gibson. I had to find someone who could transfer it to CD so I could add it to my iTunes and put it on my phone, but now I'm starting to listen to it on my commute.

Man-machine interfaces. Hive minds. Personality transformations. Gibson weaves a fast-paced story, set in a world whose vastness can only be glimpsed through scraps of information and scattered references throughout the text.

It demands your attention as the author plunges you headlong into the world of the Sprawl with no guiding hand at your side.

Definitely not a light read, but a thoroughly enjoyable one nonetheless.

There was that same sense of being surrounded by the sleeping inhabitants of a waking world he had no interest in visiting or knowing, of dull business temporarily suspended, of futility and repetition soon to wake again.

The body was meat. Case fell into the prison of his own flesh.