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I'm not gonna give this a rating as to avoid upsetting people who liked this book.

I love Philip K. Dick, Blade Runner and Escape from New York, which are said to have inspired Gibson, but I couldn't get into Neuromancer for the life of me. The writing felt unnecessarily convoluted, I was unable to connect with any of the characters as their generic personalities didn't do anything for me. The plot feels dated, man!

I understand that this was an influential book and a trendsetter at that time, coining many of the terms and concepts that we still use today, and I respect and appreciate Gibson for this, as much as I appreciate The Jazz Singer for being the first talkie, even though it wasn't much of a film.

I'm sure Gibson is a great dude, maybe one of his other books will hit the spot for me, but not Neuromancer.