When I bought the book, I really thought it was going to be like Ready Player One, where it mostly focuses on virtual reality. I quit in the middle of the first chapter. The whole plot thing didn’t make sense. Even when my father read some of the lines, he even said it made no sense. Sorry Mr. Gibson. I hope everybody’s day is going well or goes well. Mr. Gibson, I have an excellent idea for your next book, if your still alive. Can you make a book about Tron or Zork?

I love the cyberpunk theme I personally just had a hard time reading it. Mr Gibson does an amazing job world building almost to a psychotic level. Characters make you feel something as you read whether pity or anger. Overall great book kind of confusing.

First book I’ve read start to finish in a decade. If you like science fiction / cyberpunk this one’s for you.

I mean if you like heists, themes of a dystopian digital realm of memory theft and sexual undertones that are made to captivate you, but ultimately leave you feeling like you’re playing cyberpunk 2077 again being disappointed in the ending when you decided to pick Panam and completely forget to quick save leading you to being stuck on ‘Meet Hanako at Embers’ mission because you spent 20+ hours farming for all special equipment. 2/5 stars for its colorful language world building.

Idiots in the reviews literally spoiling major plot points in the first lines of their reviews. Sorry if it happened to you. read the book it’s amazing.

They were in a dual reality as depicted in The Matrix, literally for the entire book until the very end. Hard to follow honestly, was confused most of the time because it seemed a lot of the exposition was implied but maybe that's just the writing style of the author, or maybe it was me spacing on that major detail of the backdrop setting this is all taking place in. I ended up loving this book though, very raw and point-blank emotional experiences, interaction between other characters, and the overall vibe of the human perception of the events unfolding. Especially when the story begins the ascent towards the climax,since you've been exposed to the internal world of the protagonist Case and feel his experience as your own. Worth finishing, it pays out in the end for sure.

The book is complex to its own detriment. The characters get thrown into the mix in a jarring manner along with the plot getting muddied way too many times over. Was confused at the ending and felt too over having to continue reading back to somewhat have an idea of what I just got done reading. Great aesthetic, terrible to digest.

By the time I got to the three-quarter mark in the story, I had some clue as to what was going on. But found it very hard to follow.

I know this is a classic and you should read it, but I should warn you the way it was written is a bit confusing.

Dated in some ways, visionary in others. A great story, well told. Highly recommend.