Comment by guerrilla

Comment by guerrilla 6 hours ago

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I also listened to it as an audiobook and while I very much got the vibe, I have no idea what was going on, which is kinda rare (I listen to a lot of audiobooks). It's as if I didn't even read it... buy kinda did. I duno.

reportingsjr 5 hours ago

I had the same experience reading neuromancer in the last year. I felt like I got the vibe of what was going on, but struggled to understand the details and figure out what was actually happening in the story.

  • shmerl 5 hours ago

    I think ambiguity is somewhat intended. It also is continued in the rest of the trilogy. Some things are clearly left for the reader to guess or to interpret. It does make it a not very easy read.

GuinansEyebrows 6 hours ago

i've read neuromancer at least five times and i still feel like i never actually read it. it's a weirdly-written book with little environmental exposition - but i still love it.

  • prettyblocks 4 hours ago

    Came to say exactly this. It's my favorite, but I still feel like I haven't read it after like 5 reads.

    • mindcrime 3 hours ago

      Same. I've probably read it 7 times now, counting a recent listen to the audiobook version on Youtube mentioned above. And I could still read it again tomorrow and I think I'd feel like it was a brand new story.

      And truth be told, I probably will read it again, although it might not be tomorrow. :-)