It's a brilliant book for all the things that are only half in it. The world of Neuromancer spills well beyond the pages, and the story lets you peek out at the horizon of an amazing world lurking just beyond the bits in the story's path. Gibson creates an amazing three-dimensional effect with his references and brands and other hints of fullness.

There's also a story, and some characters, and other things. I read the book a quarter of a century ago, and I remember a fondness for them (I remember being in love with Molly), but my memory is inadequate to write out the appreciation they deserve.