RunYossarian t1_iy6vzqe wrote on November 29, 2022 at 4:36 AM

I think maybe the "lack of visualization" you described is why some people struggle with it. I've always assumed that effect is deliberate, since the protagonists spend basically the whole plot traveling from place to place drunk, drugged, exhausted, and jet lagged. Personally I love it.

The plot does get a lot more complicated though, I think it took me two reads to really understand everything.

MadPatagonian t1_iy70sfi wrote on November 29, 2022 at 5:23 AM

I also read it twice and still needed an online plot summary to fully comprehend what happened. The outline simplifies it a bunch, but when you’re reading it, it can be overwhelming.

mikeyboi2567 OP t1_iy6w5nz wrote on November 29, 2022 at 4:38 AM

I think it’s deliberate too, Case can barely go 5 minutes without drugs lol

trjol001 t1_iy8cgv4 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 2:45 PM

Also the number of brand manners can be confusing for people. What the heck is a Yaheowan?? Well it's the only brand of cigarette Case likes. But it's a barrier to reading for some people. I also love Gibson's style. Many of his books are excellent.

Jamcram t1_iyaj1wp wrote on November 29, 2022 at 11:29 PM

I think I figured out a hisaki(that spelling doesn't look right) was his computer about 80% of the way through and im still not sure

alcaste19 t1_iy945mh wrote on November 29, 2022 at 5:55 PM

This is exactly it. Neuromancer is my favourite book (tied with Flowers for Algernon. Can you guess the similarities? Heh.) and the moment his system is flushed and he's forcibly sober, the writing immediately cleans up.

Then he relapses and it gets wild again. God I need to reread this thing.