/lit/ - Literature

>>21990985
Go read Count Zero.

>>20453094
I hadn't considered it from an ESL perspective, but I've always been fond of his terse punchy descriptions. I think his short stories are where he really shines.
Anyways, I find it hard to believe that Dune would be considered easier to get into.

Schopenhauer taught me that happiness is a fleeting feeling that comes and goes, it should never be a goal in life because it can never be permanently attained.

end of history
death of god
dead and bloated
rotting dog

decrepit city
high technology
bloody ontology

>>14163441
The Artificial Kid
Schismatrix
Islands in the Net
Holy Fire
HeadCrash
Ware Tetralogy
A Song Called Youth/The Eclipse Trilogy
Hardwired
When Gravity Fails
Synners
Metrophage
Mirrorshades (An anthology)
The Shockwave Rider
The Cold Cash War
Dr. Adder
Snow Crash
The Diamond Age
Random Acts of Senseless Violence
City Come A' Walkin'
and then you can read the works of PKD,J.G Ballard, John Brunner, Samuel Delany, Roger Zelazny and a few other authors from the Scifi New Wave since a lot of cyberpunk authors were inspired by them.

>>12102586
The Artificial Kid
Schismatrix
Islands in the Net
Holy Fire
HeadCrash
Ware Tetralogy
A Song Called Youth/The Eclipse Trilogy
Hardwired
When Gravity Fails
Synners
Metrophage
Mirrorshades (An anthology)
The Shockwave Rider
The Cold Cash War
Dr. Adder
Snow Crash
The Diamond Age
Cryptonomicon
City Come A' Walkin'
Angel Station (A Cyberpunk Space Opera,it's as Autistic as it sounds)
Also, >>12102698 is right,cyberpunk is pretty gay

>20
>cyberspace
>Burning Chrome by William Gibson