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I feel that's a bit uncharitable, it wasn't just vibes, it was imaginative world building, with some truly interesting and novel concepts tied into a decent eno
by ehnto 6mo ago
I feel that's a bit uncharitable, it wasn't just vibes, it was imaginative world building, with some truly interesting and novel concepts tied into a decent enough story to enjoy the world within.
As with much from this thread of cyberpunk writing, the cities and world are the most important characters, and the storyline is just an excuse to wander through their streets.
- eru 6mo ago'Vibes' was probably the wrong word. I agree with you. Though about the world building: he threw out a lot of neologisms on the page, and later other writers gave them meaning.
- ehnto 6mo agoThat's true, I read Neuromancer pretty late, already well primed on the terms of art which smoothed that over a bit. But a lot was left to the imagination.