Neuromancer - William Gibson BOOK REVIEW
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One of my favorite and less mentioned prescient elements of the book is the enormous overlap in Southeast Asian and American cultures. Absolutely nailed the way that's evolved into the 21st century
No Philip K. Dick? That's really surprising. If you don't like the first story you read of his, try another. And if you don't like that one, try another. I really liked VALIS. PKD has a bit more spirituality in his writing than some other comparable authors.
I read it last year and I agree that you just have to be along for the ride. I could barely remember sentences I had just read but every sentence was so bizarre and descriptive that it just made me want to read more even if I didn't understand anything that was going on.
'Watch the world change, as you wrote a book' - that reminds me of Borges!
You should read China Mieville. Either Perdido Street Station or The City & The City.
Correction: The Sprawl is not located in Tokyo, it's actually a contiguous urban area that lies between New Jersey and Baltimore. What you meant by a "space between monolitihic skyscrapers and industrial plants" is not accurate when talking about The Sprawl, as it's not analogous to Chiba City. There are no "clinics" in The Sprawl, no big corporate HQ and its industrial plants are mostly abandoned. Sorry for nitpicking, but this is important as Neuromancer's 2 sequels take place in The Sprawl for the most part.
Why would the Diamond Dogs analogy be disappointing? That's perfect!
The cantina scene from Star Wars you mention, is straight out of Naked Lunch.
Such a gem of a novel, one of my favourites.
Genuine masterpiece.
"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."
You sold me on this one within the first minute.
It was so strange reading this book after years of consuming the culture created or inspired by it. We are so used to these names and concepts that perhaps, for those unaware, it takes away some of the shine of the story. It's like reading Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It is impossible for us to feel the same impact, to have the same notion of how revolutionary the book is, as we are living in a culture already influenced by it. Great review as always! Hugs from Brasil!
Excellent review of one of my favorite novels. And yes, read PKD. Ubik is an experience.
This is by far my favorite review of yours. Hats down. Perfect in every way, especially that description of night driving!
Glad to know I'm not the only one to drive around at night listening to Disorder and other Joy Division, watching the cityscape pass by. I recommend listening to Vangelis's Blade Runner soundtrack on a dreary rainy day or night, driving or not, for an equally transcendent experience. Ever read Mirrorshades edited by Bruce Sterling? It is THE Classic Cyberpunk Anthology. Highly recommend.
It's funny what you said about listening to Joy Division at night. I remember years ago listening to Unknown Pleasures whilst riding a bus through the city at night. The lights, concrete and vibration of the bus heightened the music. It put me in a dream-like state. This is a better review than your old one. I've been thinking about rereading Neuromancer.
That is laughable in the sense that this video is probably the best I’ve seen of yours. Your previous are great but this, you really got into a flow. Which for a writer is like oxygen. Thanks Cliff. When are you going to venture on to a writing project of your own? I’d read it. Get that coffee…
What a great idea to do a redo! It brings out really interesting comments. Cheers!
You almost made me cry re: Diamond Dogs. How sweet is that. It's funny because sometimes I watch Lynch's Dune or Space Oddysey: 2001 with no sound on and just watch it to as many Bowie songs as my library has at random until the movie ends and it adds a lot of value to the scenes and it always works, the movie plots and atmospheres really like to bend for Bowie, so that totally resonates. I'm convinced that if this was ever possible to make into a film and do it justice it would reign supreme over all - potentially even Blade Runner, which I don't say lightly. Anyways, this was a real treat, so thank you very much. Did you ever see the 1990 documentary 'Cyberpunk' that's all about Gibson and Neuromancer starring him and Timothy Leary? I'm guessing you must have, but in the event that you have not, you must! It is such a trip to return to the future as we saw it in 1990. Pretty sad that the status quo has us longing for the dystopic utopia of the perceived techno future. Word up re: Tetsuo: The Iron Man! The soundtrack is every bit as good as the movie, in ways it's better. It's Japan's answer to Foetus in Richard Kern and David Wojnarowicz shorts with Lydia Lunch, Nick Zedd, etc Tetsuo is so No Wave it's ridiculous. No Wave, Cyberpunk for Lower East Side Kids who can't afford to be Cyber! Just like Neubauten, Cyberpunk for drunken West Berlin squatters living in tunnels who can't afford instruments so they play jackhammers (with a side of Australians). Re: Joy Division, I swear I am the only person I know who loves 'Isolation'. I always thought it was made to be played in the bar no one noticed in Total Recall underground where the mutants hang out and they play SWANS, The Cramps, DNA, The Flying Lizards, Suburban Lawns, The Fall, etc you know....Quatto is all about some Throbbing Gristle and Current 93 lol oh yeah, and they play Mars too, since they are on Mars. Duh~!