Neuromancer

De: William Gibson

Narrado por: Robertson Dean

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Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most potent visions of the future.

Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction.

Neuromancer was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind’s digital future—a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations.

Reseñas de la Crítica

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“The quintessence of cyberpunk . . . An amazing virtuoso performance.” —The Washington Post

“[Gibson] invented the future with Neuromancer.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Unforgettable . . . The richness of Gibson’s world is incredible.” —Chicago Sun-Times

“Freshly imagined, compellingly detailed, and chilling in its implications.” —The New York Times

Great narration!

I've read this book a handful of times but had never listened to an audiobook version of it.
Honestly, the story is so vivid in my mind I was a little worried about what a bad narration would do to it. Well, never fear - Robertson Dean does a marvelous job! So it has been a treat listening to the story come alive through my headphones. Great job bringing the story to life.

The Definitive Cyberpunk

What is there to say about Neuromancer that hasn't already been said better by someone else? It defined a genre, and so much more. So much of what the internet is has been defined by Gibson's Sprawl books that it's hard to believe none of the terminology therein existed before he wrote it. Any fan of science fiction is morally obligated to read this book.

The reading takes a little getting used to. My husband joked that he sounded like a "computer voice," like the voice that Apple OS "reads" in. Once he gets going, Dean gets a bit easier to listen to, but the voice he uses for Molly is utterly ridiculous. In all fairness, it's probably pretty hard for a man to deliver her lines in any way that does not come off as ridiculous.

Still, I have an abridged audiobook as read by the author, and that is probably the best way to listen to this book. Unfortunately, it's abridged. This reading does make a nice compromise.

Hard to get into

I had a really hard time getting into this novel. The narration was really good but the storyline just didn't grab my attention like I thought it would. I thought I would really like it since I'm a science fiction fan, but perhaps this genre just isn't for me.

The best science fiction I've ever read.

A story of a future that never quite made it, littered with the detritus of a past only half remembered. Don't miss this one, its everything we are and nothing we've ever seen.

Not my cup of tea.

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

This book is usually in the top 10's when it comes to books you should read, and have to read. I think it was very well done, and the detail was beyond match. The performance by the narrator strong, and I could 'see' the cities in my mind.

I just don't seem to be able to get down with the cyberpunk crowd. It's not bad, but like Mayonnaise, it just doesn't hold my attention.

Did Neuromancer inspire you to do anything?

Hehe, not listen to Cyberpunk books anymore.