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Why is Neuromancer so hard to get in to? (feddit.org)

submitted 2 days ago by BennyInc@feddit.org to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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I just started reading Neuromancer, and finished the first two chapters. Can someone encourage me to keep on reading? It’s just so… disorienting. Very quick scene changes, hard to follow dialogues (who is actually talking?), too much jargon (I have read up on some, to get the gist), … I just feel lost, and doubt I will enjoy it at some point.

I like various degrees of scifi, and many people recommended the book (and the ones following it). I also fought through some harder chapters in Trisolaris, Children of Memory, The Expanse books, CS Lewis‘ Space Trilogy, … but Neuromancer is on awholenother level.

Is it just me? Did anyone else have a hard time with it? Does it get better? Is it worth it?

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[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's awesome when you're 14 and into fantasy. Not so much later in life. I reread it a few years ago because I remember loving it as a kid. I couldn't even finish it. Maybe I'm just not as into fantasy anymore.

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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee -1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

If you don't like it, don't read it.

I personally liked it from the start, but it's got a style that's not easy. Also, a lot of it is very dated, so when you read about things like pocket sized VCRs it won't make much sense.

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[–] droporain@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 2 days ago (8 children)

I finished it. I'll reread it again someday. Not bad for science fiction. Lol imagine reading it in 1984 when it was written.

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