Episode 21
"Neuromancer" by William Gibson - Part 1/2
Bros Before Prose · Jeremy White; Jonah White
May 2, 202555m 56sExplicit
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Show Notes
This week we discuss the first three parts(chs 1-12) of Neuromancer by William Gibson. We try to figure out what is happening, fail spectacularly, and wonder if maybe the real plot starts in Part 3.
Time Codes
- 01:31 History of Cyberpunk
- 04:15 Summary
- 09:02 Pain points
- 17:55 What is the plan?
- 18:51 What was the Flatline?
- 22:23 What’s Riviera’s deal?
- 23:37 What’s the goal?
- 25:34 Wintermute
- 30:38 It gets better in Part 3
- 33:01 Do the characters suck?
- 40:01 It should have started in Part 3
- 42:26 Hacking was the best part
- 45:56 Coincidences
- 49:53 Future Reading
- 52:02 The Cliffhanger
- 52:58 The World Tour
- 54:45 Wrap-up
Next Read: Neuromancer Chs 13-24
Next time we will be finishing Neuromancer, reading chapters 13-24.
See you then!
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