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'Neuromancer', 'Count Zero', 'Mona Lisa Overdrive' and 'Burning Chrome'

Speaking of which, has anyone read 'Snow Crash' and what do you think of it?

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>>19292803
Yes. Add Idoru to your list.

Snow Crash is fine, but its a satire of the whole cyberpunk genre and gets kind bogged down by the last half.

>> No.19292874

>>19292839

This is all correct.

Gibsons bridge trilogy is also good. All Tomorrows Parties I really enjoyed.

>> No.19293974

>>19292803
Do you like reading a page of a book and having the thought 'I have no fucking clue what I just read'? Then yeah read Neuroamancer

>> No.19294140

>>19292803
I don't think he's ever written a bad book but his first two books + short stories were his best

>> No.19294152

The Jargon is a little weird at the beginning but youll get a hang of it.

Snow crash is fun but gets a bit tiresome towarda the end and the author is notorious for shit endings

>> No.19294231

>>19292803
yeah just dont read his twitter

>> No.19294706

>>19293974

Imagine getting filtered by Gibson.

>> No.19294779

>>19292803
Yea, his short stories in particular.
Funny reading Virtual Light and seeing where Snow Crash was taking crib notes for the satire.
The voodoo sub plot in Richard Morgan's broken angels felt like it came out of nowhere, then I read count zero and realised it was an homage.