Gibson's Neuromancer is his first book ever, and the second book of his that I have read. I previously read Idoru (out of order). Neuromancer is good - far from as excellent as Idoru; you can really tell he is an amateur writer. The narrative is choppy and often confusing and the dialogue feels false in various places. However, the ideas are still really interesting and at times purely brilliant. The book is famous as a seminal sci-fi work rather than on its own merits, so I would still suggest reading it, especially since it lays out some of the characters for the later works (e.g., Case, Molly). I'm looking forward to reading Count Zero.
Gibson's 3 Trilogies:
The Sprawl Trilogy:
The Sprawl Trilogy:
- Neuromancer
- Count Zero
- Mona Lisa Overdrive
- Virtual Light
- Idoru
- All Tomorrow's Parties
I guess I should give Neuromancer another try. I read it a few years ago and didn't care for it....but maybe I never gave it a chance. But I still have the copy of Idoru around, and will read that next.
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