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Book Review of Neuromancer

Neuromancer
Neuromancer
Author: William Gibson
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
reviewed on
Helpful Score: 10


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.