This is what a good book is, but it is not a book taken lightly. This book will confuse, and it may be hard to get to the end, but it is worth it. Anyone who likes science fiction should read this because Gibson knew what the world would be with the internet and everything that ccomes with it. I re-read this a while back and saw that what is sci-fi today really could be real tomorrow.

Gibson's master piece, Neuromancer, effectively created the Cyberpunk genre. Terms such as 'The Matrix', and Cyberspace originated here. It is also one of the most decorated books in all SciFi. A must read for anyone interested in technology, hacking or just an amazingly prescient view of the future.

William Gibson may disagree, but Neuromancer is the alpha work in the cyberpunk genre. Without this, there would have been no Matrix, Wired Magazine or even the term "cyberspace." What's most remarkable about the book is that Gibson was prescient not just about technology but about the culture that has built up around it. (As well, where the technology hasn't caught up to Gibson's predictions, there's a sense of disappointment on the part of reality; the body modifications are to this novel as jetpacks were to Buck Rogers).

I was really eager to get my hands on this novel. Winner of the triple crown (Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell award; only 1 of 4 novels to do so to date) and suggested to be the origins for the concept of "The Matrix", I expected a strong work of fiction. To my dismay, the comparisons with "The Matrix" are weak at best. The storyline is very confusing. I had a vague concept of what was going on, but had difficulty understanding the motives behind the decisions of certain characters and discerning reality from abstract settings. I wanted to put the novel down numerous times, but only forced myself through it because it was a gift.

Gibson is in a class all of his own. Innovative and witty. People who think the Matrix was revolutionary need to read this book and realize where it all came from. In this case the book is definitly a better read then the loosely based movie.

Simply put, this book catapulted me into a distant state of mind. When I found out that the author had writen the novel on a typewriter long befor the home computer was a household necessity I read faster and harder than ever befor. I carried my passion for the novel idea's into every project in high school. Today I float and surf the net like a fish in the ocean. So long and thangs for treating the eggplant with the respect it deserves. ViniV out. Cheers!!

This was one of the craziest books I've read in a while. It's all kind of confusing, with all this stuff about like flipping in and out of some kind of computer world. But it's really cool still. It's about this guy Case who is just like Neo from the matrix, and he's a computer person... and he has all these crazy missions... it's fun. I read it in my first year university course at u waterloo... I give it a two thumbs up, whacked review!

Remember the Matrix? Remember how it presented a view of the world that nobody had seen before.<BR><BR>Now find out who invented it.<BR><BR>Neuromancer invented a genre, and we are only realizing now how ahead of his time Gibson was. A great story in a fantastic world that will leave you wanting more.

If you are new to Gibson, start here! Pure art from cover to cover. A defining bible of the information age.

This was the book that changed SF forever and forced it to evolve into a legitimate artform. Bound to change the way you look at technology, culture, and life, in some way or another. You'll wonder how Gibson saw ahead so accurately...so early. This is the book professors use with students to teach the perfect blending of emotion, imagination, and literary perfection.