at the very end of this segment Gibson chose to omit the description of Yonderboy's camouflage suit which reminds me of the thermoptic camouflage in ghost in the shell
You cant listen like a book from a versed author who can deliver tight descriptions and narratives. You instead have to let it "fall over" you. Just listen and let it happen, don't try to understand every sentence. Some of them are very very very very long. But the long messy descriptions will put you "in" the world.
You've got eclectic, intelligent taste in entertainment. Been stalking your channel. Will prolly continue to do so as long as youtube is a thing and that coincides with a service plan on my end. Stay Corona-free, sir.
Looool this sounds like a basement teenager aggressively reading his own fan fiction. I'm having such a hard time actually digesting the story. This is why you hire actors, they are professionals for a reason. oof i might go buy the book instead.
Mediocre/bad writer, really good ideas. This book is confusing 30s Pastiche writing with so so much cheese but the world is intoxicating. Gibson is better with Burning Chrome and short stories than novels kno.
Ok I gotta admit, I’m lost as to wtf this book is about. This seems like a weebs wet dream in Japan. It might be too dated? I really don’t know. I’m losing interest fast.
@@axiss5840 true. I got a version with another narrator, so I hope that helps. I’m thinking it’s one of those books that you had to read in your developmental years. I saw Akira when I was younger and how anyone can think it’s not one of if not the most important film in the history of animation, I’m flabbergasted. And I’ve met people who saw it as adults and were like “yeah, it was good, but”. And I’m like how can you think that!? But I’ve heard endless praise for blade runner and I saw that recently as an adult and was very underwhelmed. So this important books and films I think need to be consumed at the right time. That’s why I’m trying to read it now, I know what it changed, I’m trying to give my kudos to it, even if I can’t see what I should.
@@Pneumanon I’m trying to give it the kudos I’m told it deserves. It’s not an easy book to get through. I find it hard to keep track of what’s happening. Idk if I’m zoning out or if the writing is disjointed or what. I’ve started from the beginning like 3 different times. I might have to read a summary then go through it again. I might watch some enthusiastic reviews to see the oomph of others help me figure it out. I live in Japan, so the “omfg it’s Japan” wore off many years ago. Now it’s just a place. A cool place, but it’s not the anime and comic utopia everyone thinks it is. Many people don’t watch anime, read manga, or any of the “Japan is so cool cuz of x” things people think most Japanese people do. Many watch anime and read manga, but many also, do not.
@@nh8444 It's not just you. The writing is definitely disjointed and, at times highly confusing. It is often hard to keep track of what's going on. The action scenes in particular are confusing to read. Gibson kinda writes as if you're watching a film, he jumps from one image to another like an edited film does. But unlike a film where you have a lot of visual information connecting the various images into an understandable context, Gibson often just describes the specific image, for example, a spray of blood, the flash of a gun barrel (etc) and you're left piecing together the images to put them into a context. You often have to figure out where things are happening, who got shot, who fired the shot (etc) before the scene starts to make sense. That's why several readings helps, because when you go back you have the images from your first read through and you kind of have the sense of where the scene ended up, so then you can start to piece things together and get more of a sense of the context of everything. The plot can also be confusing at times. The first two chapters, for example, are unnecessarily convoluted and could have definitely been streamlined without losing the details that everyone loves. Having said all that, it's a classic for a reason- mostly because of how deeply it has influenced the culture at large- but yeah it can be tough to follow at times.
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Ridiculously well written & perfect narration.
He's mispronounced a number of words in his own book lol
at the very end of this segment Gibson chose to omit the description of Yonderboy's camouflage suit which reminds me of the thermoptic camouflage in ghost in the shell
Part 2 at 8:48
I'm the Fin, said The Fin...
Don't f with the Fin
@@davidnorris166 no one fucks with the Fin
Thanks! One of the greatest books of all time!
You cant listen like a book from a versed author who can deliver tight descriptions and narratives. You instead have to let it "fall over" you. Just listen and let it happen, don't try to understand every sentence. Some of them are very very very very long. But the long messy descriptions will put you "in" the world.
Book mark 2:42 Case is adjusting to new mods and is asking a hotel staff about the screaming fist
Thanks for this 👍
I noticed this video skips over chunks of the book
Yeah it's an abridged reading
Sounds like a character from King of the Hill reading
That’s the accent of the sprawl boyo
Def ain’t boomhauer lmao
@@almightysosa3007 lol 😂
Sick
Sounds almost like a sober mitch hedgeberg
This story is on par with the story of Jesus Christ. Spectacular. Awesome narration also.
You've got eclectic, intelligent taste in entertainment. Been stalking your channel. Will prolly continue to do so as long as youtube is a thing and that coincides with a service plan on my end. Stay Corona-free, sir.
You made my day! Please do keep stalking, kind sir.
please somebody can tell me when is the 16th chapter?
Between the 15th and 17th chapters.
16:12 sus
12:22
There used to be another reading which made the book much more enjoyable, free is free.
bookmark 20:00
Looool this sounds like a basement teenager aggressively reading his own fan fiction. I'm having such a hard time actually digesting the story. This is why you hire actors, they are professionals for a reason. oof i might go buy the book instead.
Neu
Kiss kiss Molly's lips
Putin plays the most interesting man who ever lived.
Abhigail
Mediocre/bad writer, really good ideas. This book is confusing 30s Pastiche writing with so so much cheese but the world is intoxicating. Gibson is better with Burning Chrome and short stories than novels kno.
Ok I gotta admit, I’m lost as to wtf this book is about. This seems like a weebs wet dream in Japan. It might be too dated? I really don’t know. I’m losing interest fast.
This book is the progenitor for every cyberpunk book, show, movie and game you've ever interacted with.
@@axiss5840 true. I got a version with another narrator, so I hope that helps. I’m thinking it’s one of those books that you had to read in your developmental years. I saw Akira when I was younger and how anyone can think it’s not one of if not the most important film in the history of animation, I’m flabbergasted. And I’ve met people who saw it as adults and were like “yeah, it was good, but”. And I’m like how can you think that!? But I’ve heard endless praise for blade runner and I saw that recently as an adult and was very underwhelmed. So this important books and films I think need to be consumed at the right time. That’s why I’m trying to read it now, I know what it changed, I’m trying to give my kudos to it, even if I can’t see what I should.
@@nh8444 Like Akira and Blade Runner it's a book that gets better with repeat readings.
@@Pneumanon I’m trying to give it the kudos I’m told it deserves. It’s not an easy book to get through. I find it hard to keep track of what’s happening. Idk if I’m zoning out or if the writing is disjointed or what. I’ve started from the beginning like 3 different times. I might have to read a summary then go through it again. I might watch some enthusiastic reviews to see the oomph of others help me figure it out. I live in Japan, so the “omfg it’s Japan” wore off many years ago. Now it’s just a place. A cool place, but it’s not the anime and comic utopia everyone thinks it is. Many people don’t watch anime, read manga, or any of the “Japan is so cool cuz of x” things people think most Japanese people do. Many watch anime and read manga, but many also, do not.
@@nh8444 It's not just you. The writing is definitely disjointed and, at times highly confusing. It is often hard to keep track of what's going on. The action scenes in particular are confusing to read.
Gibson kinda writes as if you're watching a film, he jumps from one image to another like an edited film does. But unlike a film where you have a lot of visual information connecting the various images into an understandable context, Gibson often just describes the specific image, for example, a spray of blood, the flash of a gun barrel (etc) and you're left piecing together the images to put them into a context. You often have to figure out where things are happening, who got shot, who fired the shot (etc) before the scene starts to make sense.
That's why several readings helps, because when you go back you have the images from your first read through and you kind of have the sense of where the scene ended up, so then you can start to piece things together and get more of a sense of the context of everything.
The plot can also be confusing at times. The first two chapters, for example, are unnecessarily convoluted and could have definitely been streamlined without losing the details that everyone loves.
Having said all that, it's a classic for a reason- mostly because of how deeply it has influenced the culture at large- but yeah it can be tough to follow at times.