[Weekly thread] What you reading? Do you need a recommendation? 5th of August (sopuli.xyz)

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[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Neuromancer. I bounced off of it years ago, probably because I was still in college, but now I'm reading for fun again, so here we go!

[-] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have a distinct feeling that I once got a copy of Neuromancer from some used books sale, without knowing anything about the book, and then gave it away when I couldn't get into the book after reading couple of pages. I was pretty young then, but I can't be sure if the book was Neruomancer or some other one.

How are you liking the book?

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I am liking it. It's garish and dense in its details, in a way that helps it illustrate the cyberpunk world we've all come to picture in our heads. It's also somewhat horny. Just in the first few dozen pages, I think I found the sex scene that made young me put it down, haha, but I'm powering through this time.

I'm approaching it like I would a pulpy corner novel, and that seems to be about more its speed. At least for this reader.