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.
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.
Every time I read it I catch something I missed previously. Feels true of all the sprawl and bridge books.
There's something magical about a strongly consistent fictional world where all the characters understand the world and what's happening but the reader is baffled. It elevates the experience of visiting a strange new place to a new level of immersion.
Came to say exactly this. It's my favorite, but I still feel like I haven't read it after like 5 reads.
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. :-)