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Title: If you need a crash course on cyberpunk, this is it...
Review: ..because it rips off just about every notable story in the genre, from Gibson's <u>Neuromancer</u> all the way through Rudy Rucker's <u>Software</u> and into <u>A Clockwork Orange</u>. The fairest thing that I can say about the novel is that it takes an unusual approach for the genre, which is to say that it is told from the point of view of a just-post-adolescent urban spelunker in France, and music figures very heavily into the storyline. That aside, there really isn't very much original material in this novel. It puts a slightly different spin on the references that are in place, but if you're looking for something completely new, this certainly isn't it. In good conscience, I can't recommend this book to anyone unless you really want a whirlwind introduction to some of the better, and certainly more notable works in the genre of cyberpunk.
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