Really good. But hard to follow

Loved the overall book. The tone and story.
But if you are going to listen to this. It can get a bit confusing towards the end.
So not something to have on as an easy listen in while doing something else.

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better late than never

stunning sci fi debut that still backs a punch 34 years later. my only regret is not engaging at the time as Gibson’s work has so evidently shaped some of the greatest writers of my life.

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Great book, good pacing but...

lots of voice-over clips towards the end and throughout. Otherwise this book had me thoroughly enjoying myself.

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The origin of Cyberpunk

Probably my all-time favourite book, narrated brilliantly by Jason Fleming. A masterpiece of Cyberpunk literature.
Absolutely timeless.

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Of its time

Looked forward to this as a classic of the genre but I struggled to get into it and returned it after half way, having given it a fair crack.
It set a good, visceral atmosphere which put me in mind of classic neon city environments which you'd expect in a cyberpunk genre.
Unfortunately as it went on the word salad of tech words became distracting and slightly cringe-worthy. The dialogue was very much of an 80s action film.
Perhaps it's unfair of me to criticise what must have been revolutionary at the time and perhaps I've been spoiled by subsequent works by the likes of Neal Stephenson.
The narration was a bit "east end" for my liking. Not a bad job, though. Perhaps slightly fast, hence that sensation that the word salad of tech words was just washing over me.

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Couldn’t finish this. Part due to performance and part story

I know it’s a modern classic and introduces all these wonderful concepts but the start at least is a confusing overlay of characters and events. The “voices” of each character are indistinguishable or for some people the narrator uses weird accents, But then the narrator slips in and out of the accent while the character is talking. Some of these accents are borderline stereotypical as well. As there are sections where characters just take turns speaking it is really hard to follow what is going on when there is no distinction between them.
There is lots of rich description of places and new technology but it is mixed with old technology, so it’s not THAT innovative. For example the book describes computer printout around a room. In a civilisation where people can enter an otherworldly matrix of cyberspace.
I’ve had it in my library too long to be able to return it, so I’ll keep it and may try again another day.

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Great story & narration, yet somehow impenetrable

I had read Neuromancer years ago, and figured I'd refresh myself with the audiobook. The story is and world created are interesting, and Jason Fleming does a great job of breathing individual life into the characters, but there was something I simply didn't connect with in it. Maybe this is true of the original text too. I remember enjoying it, but I had forgotten most of the story. I'm not sure what the issue was here, but I just found it hard to take in the story. I'd get to the end of a character and only have the vaguest idea of what had happened. There's something off with the pacing, I think. I had to read up a synopsis afterwards to clarify everything. I thought it was just me until I saw some of the other reviews. I'd still recommend this, but just be warned that you really need to pay attention to everything little detail.

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Need the rest of the sprawl set

Brilliant need the rest of the sprawl series but doesn’t look like there being uploaded in English so bought the books

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cyberpunk noir

Not much else to say about this book. it's all been said before, but it is a legendary cyberpunk setting with hints of Matrix added fir good measure. A must read for fans of science fiction.

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Alot to take in that lack clarity of performance

This is a very difficult book to get into when not being read from the page. Lots of niche terms and slang. The kind of book you need to re read sections and click back to check.
Books like this need a clearer delivery, the punctuation and enunciation are so important to give context and clarity. There are also a number of sloppy edits and corrections that don't help.
Jason tries very hard with some very difficult material but it took the shine of for me.

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