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Violence
Some
Violence in corporate-controlled street environments; assassinations
Language
Some
Strong language; street slang throughout
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual content in the neon-lit world of cyberpunk entertainment
Substance Use
A lot
Significant drug use — stimulants, narcotics — in the street culture
Emotional Intensity
Some
Explores identity, corporate control, and what it means to be human in a posthuman landscape
What this book is about
Burned-out hacker Henry Dorsett Case is hired by a mysterious employer to pull off a heist in cyberspace — the virtual 'matrix' of interconnected computer networks. William Gibson's 1984 debut invented the cyberpunk genre, coining the term 'cyberspace' and creating the blueprint for The Matrix, Snow Crash, and a generation of technological dystopian fiction.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Significant drug use and addiction
Sexual content in cyberpunk setting
Corporate violence and assassination
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