I started noting which books I read here for three reasons.
- Saw other people doing it, and I liked the idea.
- Subtle way to tell people who I am, without crossing the line I have in my mind about what’s not appropriate to share with the entire world.
- A way as memory fades to avoid re-reading by mistake, since there are only so many hours in a lifetime to spend reading (great hours they are!).
With all that, this re-reading was not a mistake. Neuromancer by William Gibson remains one of my post-teen years favorites. This week marked the third time I’ve read the novel.
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.
Right from the start, Gibson drops the reader into a different place, with no explanation. There are no apologies, few early explanations (although some seep in along the way), and a story that hums along even when it hints at more metaphysical leanings.
I can’t tell from his website when we’ll next see a new book by Gibson, but I’ve read everything he’s published so far. The blog he hasn’t updated more than once in two years seems to hint he’s hard at work. Good for him. I can only hope Neal Stephenson is also heads-down.