Right now I have two used paperbacks by William Gibson (Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive) on my bookshelf that I've been kind of willing myself to pick up and try. I've never warmed to Gibson's writing style - I tried and failed to finish Neuromancer years ago - but I really really want to give him a chance before I pass final judgment.
Not to pre-judge the thing, but I suspect that if you didn't like
Neuromancer, the other two legs of the trilogy aren't going to work for you, either. I was totally blown away by
Neuromancer, and Gibson is one of my reigning favorites, but the books have more similarities than differences.
If you want to give Gibson a fair shot, go for some of the short story collections. They styles and worlds are more varied. To see if you've warmed to the
Neuromancer style and themes with the passage of time, I strongly recommend
Burning Chrome The title story is almost a sketch of the
Neuromancer world. If it strikes you better this time around, you can dive back into the novels. If not, you haven't invested as much time and effort...
Mods, please EP-ize the link...
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