h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, you asked... and I know why. It's not an easy read. So, some advice:

1. Get hold of the Gibson short story collection "Burning Chrome".

2. Read "Johnny Mnemonic", "New Rose Hotel" and "Burning Chrome".

3. Do not, under any circumstances, watch the movie of "Johnny Mnemonic", for three reasons:
a: It's not *that* much like the story, so it won't help
b: It's cak.

4. If you can find it, you might like to check out the movie of "New Rose Hotel", starring Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and the totty from the recent Vin Diesel movie "xXx", Asia Argento. I've never seen it, but I've heard, well, mixed reviews. Which is more than can be said for "Johnny Mnemonic".

5. Now, with a bit of steeping in the Gibson milieu, have another go at Neuromancer.

6. And another.

7. Be glad you didn't try to read it fifteen years ago like I did, in the days when "cyberspace" was a new word, almost nobody had heard the word "internet" and science fiction meant "Star Wars" (there being no Star Trek except old-generation).

Good luck. It's worth it. Trust me, I'm an engineer...

H.

Burning Chrome. Will do.

Thing is, it's annoying. I got Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson) out of the library at the same time - understood that crystal clear! But for soem reason I can't grasp hold of Neuromancer... ...possibly because I'm an eighties baby but a 90's child...

Will follow your advice. THANKYOU!

Go tell her Hoov...

*pinches Bob on the a*se*

Will you stop doing that, its getting bruised...

But it's so firm and lovely...

So's Kylies, but she took out an injunction...

Oh fine...I'll stop

Meanie.

WEll, if you can find a way for me to pinch and slap Kylies a**e then i will happily let you do the same to me...

*note to self - find Kylie*



Mind you, if I do, I'm having a go first...