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Such a great book with the absolutely iconic characters of cyber-fiction. If you don't have time to read this book, perhaps you can find time to listen to the b

Such a great book with the absolutely iconic characters of cyber-fiction. If you don't have time to read this book, perhaps you can find time to listen to the book on tape, as read by the author: http://www.bearcave.com/bookrev/neuromancer/neuromancer_audio.html http://www.bearcave.com/bookrev/neuromancer/neuromancer_audi...

billybofh 12y ago
There was also a pretty good BBC Radio dramatisation of it. Sadly, from a quick search, they don't seem to be selling it - but there are copies floating about online. Well worth a listen.
tachyonbeam 12y ago
I don't read very much paper books, for some reason I always found it uncomfortable, straining on the eyes and tiring. I recently got into audiobooks. Listened to Neuromancer, the first three of the Dune series, The Positronic Man, the first Foundation book, Burning Chrome, and the Steve Jobs Biography. Just started listening to The Last Theorem today. Audiobooks are amazingly convenient and you can definitely find time to fit them into your life. You can listen to them while walking around, on the bus or subway, while grocery shopping, while cooking, and even in the bathroom. I also think that audiobooks might be a good way to practice your focus, in the way that mindfulness meditation teaches you to do. You try and pay attention to the audiobook as best as you can, and if you're prone to anxiety and rumination, this will at the very least help provide a useful distraction and quiet down inner chatter. Thumbs up for audiobooks, helping me get more culture into my life.
- icebraining 12y ago
  In my limited experience, most audiobook readers (as in people, not audio players) are not that great, which makes for a dull experience. One of the exceptions has been the Discworld, (mostly) read by Nigel Planer[1], they're just awesome. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Planer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Planer

billybofh 12y ago

There was also a pretty good BBC Radio dramatisation of it. Sadly, from a quick search, they don't seem to be selling it - but there are copies floating about online. Well worth a listen.

tachyonbeam 12y ago

I don't read very much paper books, for some reason I always found it uncomfortable, straining on the eyes and tiring. I recently got into audiobooks. Listened to Neuromancer, the first three of the Dune series, The Positronic Man, the first Foundation book, Burning Chrome, and the Steve Jobs Biography. Just started listening to The Last Theorem today. Audiobooks are amazingly convenient and you can definitely find time to fit them into your life. You can listen to them while walking around, on the bus or subway, while grocery shopping, while cooking, and even in the bathroom. I also think that audiobooks might be a good way to practice your focus, in the way that mindfulness meditation teaches you to do. You try and pay attention to the audiobook as best as you can, and if you're prone to anxiety and rumination, this will at the very least help provide a useful distraction and quiet down inner chatter. Thumbs up for audiobooks, helping me get more culture into my life.

icebraining 12y ago
In my limited experience, most audiobook readers (as in people, not audio players) are not that great, which makes for a dull experience. One of the exceptions has been the Discworld, (mostly) read by Nigel Planer[1], they're just awesome. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Planer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Planer