Comments on: I’m All Cyberpunked Up

By: cube

cube — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:05:16 +0000

Wow, I had those same feelings when I read “Infinite Jest” & it’s not about cyperpunk at all.

By: FMI Agent

FMI Agent — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:59:31 +0000

(in addition to cyberpunk-ish body/brain modifications)

By: FMI Agent

FMI Agent — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:57:33 +0000

Yay! I read Neuromancer and liked the high-tech toys and everything. Another recommendation would be _When Gravity Fails_, by George Alec Effinger. Another MUDder (katre?) recommended it to me and I ate it up. It is quite understandable, and it has elements of hard-boiled detective story, New Orleans nightlife (transplanted into the desert), and wacky humor.

By: duchess

duchess — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:30:13 +0000

I tend to avoid sci-fi recommendations for that reason - I always feel like I am missing chunks of the plot, references, and jokes. I finish the books with a sense of enjoyment, but with a vague sense of dissatisfaction because I *know* I missed something. Fantasy seems easier to get into.

By: kat

kat — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:50:16 +0000

You should read the Takeshi Kovacs series by Richard Morgan. Ask Stephen. He at least has Altered Carbon (the first in the series). I think you’ll enjoy those as well if you appreciated Neuromancer.

Oh yeah, and I still try to say that I’m not a big sci-fi reader, although I’m most likely a good dozen or two books past that point by now.

By: LB

LB — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:12:33 +0000

I don’t know about those cool points for owning books you don’t read, but I think some cool points are in order for mentioning Max Headroom in your blog!

You sure you can’t make it to my enchilada dinner?