Tag: Dystopian fiction
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Neuromancer
William Gibson’s 1984 debut novel, Neuromancer, stands as the defining cornerstone of the cyberpunk subgenre. Published before the advent of the World Wide Web, the novel offered a radically prescient, neon-drenched vision of a future that reshaped science fiction and popular culture. I first read Neuromancer when I was in high school in the 1980s… Read more
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Overview This is a masterpiece. You are likely thinking, “Neilos says things like that in a lot of his reviews.” That’s true, but rather than saying, “no this time I really mean it” I will say that the reason is I read a lot of great books. Not all of them, what fun would that… Read more
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Fahrenheit 451
Review: Always get asked if I’ve read this, and finally did. Well worth the wait. A novel for our times, and for the times before and the times to come judging by the popularity of reality TV. Very quotable, very readable, very visionary. Just plain great. This book made me want to: read more and… Read more