Neuromancer

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Summary: This is a true masterpice!
Review: This is a true masterpice! Its like he twisted the pure science fiction of Philp k. Dick and added Hunter S. Thomsons adrenilin and drug abuse. WOW!!! The BEST! BRAVO!

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Summary: My all-time favorite novel, period.
Review: This is it, folks. The cyberpunk genre starts, and in a way, ends here. This book has been ripped off so much that some it may seem cliched, but it was all done better here. What has been most overlooked, however, is Gibson's incredible, and at times, frightening writing style that completely places the reader in the setting, whether it be old Turkey, neo-San Francisco, or the original concept of cyberspace. Also, Neuromancer has a wonderful re-read value, unequaled by any other sci-fi book except maybe Dune. You won't get it all in one reading. Guarenteed. The sad part, though, is that this book is so good that everything Gibson's done since has been kind of anticlimactic. Sure, it's better than most fiction out there, but it can't equal this. A dream of brilliance, terror, and power.

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Summary: Proof that readers of Science Fiction need to grow up
Review: A completely boring, useless book. That it has become a classic proves that most readers of Science Fiction have no idea of what good writing is all about.

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Summary: revolutionary
Review: william gibson is one of those authors whose early works now seem cliched, not because they are, but because they created the chiches we live with today. neuromancer is foundational cyberpunk. not to mention one of the best books i've ever read. the entire trilogy was a marvel, but neuromancer was and is a classic.

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Summary: i hate william gibson
Review: i'm with the reader from "middle america". true cyberpunk is rudy rucker. gibson is worse than a bad 80's movie and as such is fraught with all the typical cliches. nothing revolutionary happened here. stephen king meets total recall. BOORRINNGG.

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Summary: Mind blowing
Review: I've read, and re-read this book, and it still remains my favorite. Mr. Gibson's view of the future is refreshingly non-naieve. An incredible work of written art.

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Summary: A masterpiece plagued by a dragging storyline
Review: This novel, simply put, is a masterpiece of literature. Written in a wonderous, constant technological sort of prose, the amount of work and creativity placed into the words on each and every page is astounding. My only complaint regarding this book is it's storyline, which, though well worked in for the type of writing, drags at times and leads to all-too-frequent misunderstandings regarding the terms and lingo of Gibson's world.

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Summary: The best cyberpunk book...
Review: This is the real cyberpunk. It's hard, it's cool, it's hi-tech. If you want to know cyberpunk, read this!

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Summary: Grand, Impressive, Magnificent, IMPOSING, Splendid, MAJESTIC
Review: William Gibson's Opus, simply put. This book won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards. This by itself is no easy task. I was blown away with his descriptive cyber-punk version of Hell/Heaven/Whateverliesinthe between. Here's a warning for uninitated of the cyber-world, those with an incredibly LOW vocabulary, and medicore imaginary skills. This book isn't for you. It's only for those who are willing to re-read each sentence at least 3 to 4 times to fully understand the implication of his world. I have only read the book once, but I've had to re-read almost every other sentence 5 times (so technically I read the book 5 times. .:-) I had consult my 'net dictionary, and brush up on the 'net jargons to be fully immersed in that way. The end result is a world that I would have never imagined otherwise by simply rapidly reading it and not really "taking the time to smell the roses". To those naysayers who complain about his descriptive world, lighten up. . .just because you don't have the cranial capability to actually comprehend William Gibson's world doesn't give you the right to disregard it. To those who are willing to taste his world, GIVE IT TRY! It's an ADVENTURE I promise you , that you won't ever forget. Thanks Akeem, for referring me to that book.

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Summary: Great cyberpunk from the master!
Review: This is, indeed, an excellently written book. It's difficult to miss Gibson's heartful, chic, mindbendingly poetic wording, how his words flow in a sheer sea of mind-altering cyber-induced electricity! I love the way he wrote this book--he made you feel the dark, technology-beset, cyber-LSD-laced, futuristic environment; he made you feel Case's addictions, Riviera's insanity, Molly's lethality, and he made you feel Cyberspace. He forced you to experience everything with his artful prose. The ABSOLUTE ONLY reason that I gave Mr. Gibson four stars instead of five for this cool techno novel is because, even in his masterful writing, the plot was rather difficult to follow. Yeah, I understood Case and the rest of the characters, the amoral society, the dark techno-ridden, corporate-run urban future, but I found it hard to understand what was actually going on, what the story was. So many elements of the plot were hard to catch. Other than this, however, his writing is beautiful! (Language is rather vulgar, though).