Episode 140 :: Nerdy Show Book Club – De Niromancer
In this episode of Nerdy Show Book Club we take on a nerdy novel classic William Gibson’s Neuromancer. Thirty years ago this novel redefined science fiction, and to this day it continues to indelibly influence… just about everything. Including your day-to-day life! This is the kernel from which all of cyberpunk exploded and infected the world’s psyche with digital consciousness. It’s a must read. …And none of us had read it. So we’ve fixed that and hopefully you’ve joined us as we plunged headfirst into the Sprawl.
We share our thoughts on this landmark novel and its complex worldbuilding, discuss what you thought about the book, share what else we’ve been reading, and, of course, do a dramatic reading from Neuromancer as well as a reading from a film novelization. Join Cap, Hex, Brandon, Jon, and Colin as we crack the ICE on this new book club adventure.
Next Episode’s Read-Along Book: Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
- Jurchen :: Sulumi
- Casino Night Zone :: Matheus Manente & Gryzor87
- Praxis :: Make Up And Vanity Set
- Jupit3r :: DjRoboRob
Books Discussed:
- Neuromancer by William Gibson
- Count Zero by William Gibson
- Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
- The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence by
Ray Kurzweil - Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch
- Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
- Avengers Arena by Dennis Hopeless
- Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky
- Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen
Links:
- Previous Nerdy Show Book Clubs
- Discuss Neuromancer on the forums
- Discuss Sick Puppy on the forums
- Neuromancer background
- You CAN play the BladeRunner PC game
- The Neuromancer video game
- Concept art from the Neuromancer movie?
- Sci-Fi Interfaces blog
- Battle Royale the film
- Ross Campbell’s futuristic Jem redesigns
- The Sunbow Universe
- Ghost in the Shell
- Armitage The Third: Poly-Matrix
- Hex’s Alan
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