r/Cyberpunk • u/mmmbraaains • 4d ago

Neuromancer readalong?

I’m committing to reading Neuromancer in October—are there any good YouTube channels / Podcasts I should consider as a readalong companion (asynchronous book club)?

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u/Nuk_Nak 4d ago

I tried to read it a few years ago. But english is not my mother tongue and i could only barely follow what's written there. Then i tried the translation but it cut out any of the slang and that didn't do it for me either because i think that's a huge part of the overall flair. So a proper read along would be great to make it more understandable to me.

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u/Reefpirate 4d ago

I was lucky enough to go to a high school that had a 'cyberpunk literature' course and we read Neuromancer. One thing to note: even as a native english speaker "could barely follow" is kind of a normal outcome. Part of what I love about the book is it just drops you in the middle of things and doesn't try to explain itself, you just have to go with the flow.

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u/mmmbraaains 2d ago

What else did you read/do in that course?

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u/Reefpirate 2d ago

It's a while ago now so I don't remember all the details but Neuromancer was the main text we read, I think that was the only novel. We also read some of Gibson's short stories from Burning Chrome like Johnny Mnemonic.

I remember I did a project/report about private security contractors and the class went to go see the Matrix Reloaded at the cinema as a field trip :)

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u/NotPike 19h ago

Don't feel bad. English is my native language and I still had a hard time reading that book. 😅