Thanks for the great series. I have great memories of Count Zero because it’s so compact but couldn’t get into either of the other novels. (I tried around 1998). It’s been fun to listen to fiction authors dissect the strengths and weaknesses of this canonical trilogy.
I’m curious how you will take Burning Chrome, I remember that collection fondly as well.
Yes! Enjoyed this very much. Mona Lisa was great at first as though Gibson was honing his writing style but it didn’t gel together well enough at the end.
I love the poetic and evocative way he often ends a section.
I love the texture and feel of the world, described so well with so few words.
I assumed the point of the Mona transformation into Angie was so they could kill Mona and leave a lookalike body to delay things while they got Angie away. It was very unclear though.
I dont get the hate for Neuromancer. Mona Lisa Overdrive is easily the least interesting boring thing in the trilogy, it has the least interesting characters. I think the cast of Neuromancer is one of the strongest in the genre (i dont get the love for the Cyberpunk 2077 cast either... that game was held back by bad characters... all the good ones came from the tabeltaop game like johnny Silverhand and Adam Smasher). Riviera, Molly, The Finn, Maelcum and Julius Deane are some of my favorite characters in the genre. And ill be honest that the sequels just dont have interesting characters on that level. Not even that Bobby Newark kid who you guys are praising. I think he's a tit.
Thanks for the great series. I have great memories of Count Zero because it’s so compact but couldn’t get into either of the other novels. (I tried around 1998). It’s been fun to listen to fiction authors dissect the strengths and weaknesses of this canonical trilogy.
I’m curious how you will take Burning Chrome, I remember that collection fondly as well.
Thanks!
Yeah, Burning Chrome is next so we'll see how it goes. I'm excited for it
Yes! Enjoyed this very much. Mona Lisa was great at first as though Gibson was honing his writing style but it didn’t gel together well enough at the end.
I love the poetic and evocative way he often ends a section.
I love the texture and feel of the world, described so well with so few words.
I assumed the point of the Mona transformation into Angie was so they could kill Mona and leave a lookalike body to delay things while they got Angie away. It was very unclear though.
Ah, interesting! I hadn't considered that, but I guess the muddiness of the plan is part of the problem!
I dont get the hate for Neuromancer. Mona Lisa Overdrive is easily the least interesting boring thing in the trilogy, it has the least interesting characters. I think the cast of Neuromancer is one of the strongest in the genre (i dont get the love for the Cyberpunk 2077 cast either... that game was held back by bad characters... all the good ones came from the tabeltaop game like johnny Silverhand and Adam Smasher). Riviera, Molly, The Finn, Maelcum and Julius Deane are some of my favorite characters in the genre. And ill be honest that the sequels just dont have interesting characters on that level. Not even that Bobby Newark kid who you guys are praising. I think he's a tit.