I find that while Neuromancer lays on the atmosphere heavy from the beginning, Count Zero is all about insinuations and implications. Kinda like Dune in that re

I find that while Neuromancer lays on the atmosphere heavy from the beginning, Count Zero is all about insinuations and implications. Kinda like Dune in that regard. This doesn't take anything away, but it means that it's not as in-your-face as Neuromancer. It's a more intuitive book. The concepts and ideas are as iconoclastic as ever but one needs a keen eye and ideally personal experience in order to fully appreciate them. None of the sprawl trilogy novels are geared towards angry teenagers, they're layered with almost transcendental meaning that works on multiple levels. An example: The Loa "riding" as the transmigration of traditional mystical experiences (possession/psychosis) into the digital domain. Anyone that's ever crossed the threshold will recognize innumerable similarities in Gibson's descriptions.