Chris_147 <chris.van.bael@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hi,
> I have a book in my head that I read some 15 maybe 20 years ago.
> In Dutch translation, so the English version could be older.
> My memories are very sketchy.
> It could be counted as a cyberpunk book, primarily because the
> persons in the book used to 'jack' in.
> Much like in the Matrix movies, they had a socket in their head
> to connect a wire for computer access.
> It was about a group of people, mainly losers or weirdos I
> think. Could very well be that they were not completely human
> anymore in physical appearance.
> And in fact that is all I can remember about it :-(
That sounds like a lot of cyberpunk, but the first thought would be
_Neuromancer_ by William Gibson. Do you remember any details at all
about the characters? Was the protagonist a man or a woman? Did
they have any distingui****ng features (in _Neuromancer_, the female
lead, Molly, has mirrored lenses implanted in her face, for
example.) Any phrases or odd names come to mind (again, examples
for _Neuromancer_ would be "Screaming Fist", "Wintermute", jargon
like "cowboy", "deck", "black ice", etc.) A particular memorable
image or scene?
Mike
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