On Mar 14, 4:08 pm, "Michael S. Schiffer" <mschi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Chris_147<chris.van.b...@[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 :-(
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> 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?
Thanks for the replies.
No, it was definitely not Neuromancer.
I have everything from Gibson, it's not from him.
Not many memories, only that it was about a bunch of people (I think!)
And I think the people were also genetically of surgically modified.
It is all really very vague...
Chris
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