I think maybe the "lack of visualization" you described is why some people struggle with it. I've always assumed that effect is deliberate, since the protagonists spend basically the whole plot traveling from place to place drunk, drugged, exhausted, and jet lagged. Personally I love it.
The plot does get a lot more complicated though, I think it took me two reads to really understand everything.
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Reply to Neuromancer isn’t as hard as I’ve heard… by mikeyboi2567
I think maybe the "lack of visualization" you described is why some people struggle with it. I've always assumed that effect is deliberate, since the protagonists spend basically the whole plot traveling from place to place drunk, drugged, exhausted, and jet lagged. Personally I love it.
The plot does get a lot more complicated though, I think it took me two reads to really understand everything.