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I had decided to read Neuromancer one day, but at the time I had no idea it was the first novel in what is called The Sprawl Trilogy. I had heard that Neuromancer is typically considered to be THE definitive cyberpunk novel so after reading it I found it to be a good novel, but not great, at least on the first read. It did, however, spark my interest in continuing the series. The first sequel, Count Zero, was also decent, but it introduced such a host of many new characters that it felt very detached from Neuromancer. The exception to this would be the reoccurring familiar locations in the same universe to the first book. It was still a good read in the end. Next of course came the final book in the series: Mona Lisa Overdrive. Mona Lisa Overdrive was written in a similar structure to Count Zero. Each chapter is dedicated to telling one string of events for one particular character. This continues until they all merge in the end. It will leave you wondering how any of these individual stories will find some way to become involved in each other, but Gibson pulls it off and he does so pretty well (as he also did in Count Zero). Where Count Zero felt a little detached, this book brings you back to many elements relating to the events of Neuromancer. In fact, the best part of this book may be how Gibson manages to combine the first two books into one single storyline. Major characters from both novels return in this one along side some new ones. If I wanted to include spoilers I could go on, but I don't think anyone who hasn't read the first two books will be remotely interested in what I have to say here. If you have read the others two in the series this one is also worth checking out. Gibson does end the trilogy pretty well and you will get to see what happened to the major characters from the previous installments.Read full review
What is the "shape" of cyberspace? What's "wrong" with the girl who can hook up to the internet without a computer? Who's Molly Million going to rescue this time? Who is Mona and why does she look like Angie? These questions and many more are explored and answered in MONA LISA OVERDRIVE. All these weird characters come together in the 3rd of William Gibson's trilogy, including NEUROMANCER, and COUNT ZERO. It's best to read all three, in order, to fully appreciate Gibson's settings and plots and how each player converges on the other. Great read, but read all three. Terry