nicklindgren's review against another edition
4.0
Favorite short stories: "Hinterlands", "The Belonging Kind", "Red Star, Winter Orbit", "", New Rose Hotel", "Burning Chrome"
radiator_phillip's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
timberdoodle's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The book wears its age on its sleeve, and the technobabble rarely lets up, but there's some great ideas explored here. Hinterlands was the best.
behemoths_spawn's review against another edition
3.5
Some were more successful than others - I particularly liked The Belonging Kind, The Hinterlands and The Winter Market, but it was also fun to see more into the Sprawl universe (big-up Molly Millions).
cr0wley25's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
jmercury's review against another edition
5.0
It's Gibson in bite-sized pieces. What more do you want? It doesn't get much better than these cinematic, twisted, and prophetic tales.
kennethjohnston9's review against another edition
4.0
These stories are great. Each is long enough to be fleshed out, but most are still shorter than I would like. There is more variety than you might expect if already familiar with the cyberpunk of The Sprawl (but those technologies and companies are still around). The cosmonaut was probably my favorite of the bunch, immediately immersive and engaging. Too bad I'll forget most of these like I always do with short story collections.
countzerointerrupt's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
hasseltkoffie's review against another edition
2.0
It was okay, I guess. Most of the short stories were pretty forgettable, the few I really liked would have been nicer if they were not so short.
wojevan's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Burning Chrome (the short story) is better than Neuromancer in my opinion