Neuromancer

vraiblonde · 09-14-2005, 01:40 PM

Has anyone read this? I love Gibson's writing style, the way he puts a phrase together, but I got halfway through the book and realized I had no idea what was going on.

So I got a study guide to read with it and started over.

*cattitude* ^(Premo) · 09-14-2005, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by vraiblonde

So I got a study guide to read with it and started over.

Tonio · 09-14-2005, 02:05 PM

I tried reading Neuromancer but it didn't hold my interest. Maybe cyperpunk isn't for me. I went though a short period in my 20s where I was reading "hard" science fiction, but I found that my tastes in that genre are quirky. I stay away from the Tolkein knockoffs and the spaceships-and-alien-civilizations sagas. I like alternate futures and alternate pasts, like Pohl's "Coming of the Quantum Cats" and Heinlein's "Job: A Comedy of Justice." I also like magic realism like Harlan Ellison and Fritz Leiber. Leiber's classic novel is "Conjure Wife," which is based on the idea that all women are secretly witches.

Club'nBabySeals · 09-14-2005, 03:21 PM

Along that vein of alternate history--particularly dealing with political and social intrigue, Tonio, you might enjoy George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, and Jaqueline Carey's "Kushiel" trilogy.

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vraiblonde Boring by Design Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: "Cynical" is my middle name Posts: 52,804	Neuromancer Has anyone read this? I love Gibson's writing style, the way he puts a phrase together, but I got halfway through the book and realized I had no idea what was going on. So I got a study guide to read with it and started over. __________________ Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money.
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Tonio Asperger's Poster Child Member Since: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,529	I tried reading Neuromancer but it didn't hold my interest. Maybe cyperpunk isn't for me. I went though a short period in my 20s where I was reading "hard" science fiction, but I found that my tastes in that genre are quirky. I stay away from the Tolkein knockoffs and the spaceships-and-alien-civilizations sagas. I like alternate futures and alternate pasts, like Pohl's "Coming of the Quantum Cats" and Heinlein's "Job: A Comedy of Justice." I also like magic realism like Harlan Ellison and Fritz Leiber. Leiber's classic novel is "Conjure Wife," which is based on the idea that all women are secretly witches. __________________ The power of Vrai compels you! The power of Vrai compels you!
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Club'nBabySeals Where are my pants? Member Since: Feb 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 741	Along that vein of alternate history--particularly dealing with political and social intrigue, Tonio, you might enjoy George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, and Jaqueline Carey's "Kushiel" trilogy. __________________ -CBS I have the heart of an innocent child. In a jar.
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