"Neuromancer" by William Gibson - Part 1/2

This week we discuss the first three parts(chs 1-12) of Neuromancer by William Gibson. We try to figure out what is happening, fail spectacularly, and wonder if maybe the real plot starts in Part 3.Time Codes01:31 History of Cyberpunk04:15 Summary09:02 Pain points17:55 What is the plan?18:51 What was the Flatline?22:23 What’s Riviera’s deal?23:37 What’s the goal?25:34 Wintermute30:38 It gets better in Part 333:01 Do the characters suck?40:01 It should have started in Part 342:26 Hacking was the best part45:56 Coincidences49:53 Future Reading52:02 The Cliffhanger52:58 The World Tour54:45 Wrap-upNext Read: Neuromancer Chs 13-24Next time we will be finishing Neuromancer, reading chapters 13-24.See you then!Subscribe to our Substack to be notified when new episodes drop and join the conversation!https://brosbeforeprose.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.