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Henrik Carlsson posted this note on 02 jul 26 and tagged it with Count Zero On Writing Stephen King William Gibson

I started reading an actual, physical book today. ”Att skriva”, the Swedish translation of Stephen King’s ”On Writing”. I also keep listening to ”Count Zero”.

I’m thinking about Bobby Newmark’s mother, filling her mind with the life of others trough ”sim stim”. I’m thinking about myself, almost always with AirPods in listening to podcasts and audiobook, filling my mind with the life of others. I’m thinking about these thoughts, about blogging them. About how the very structure and rhythm of the sentences are influenced by whatever I’m currently mainlining into my brain.

I’m hearing these very words narrated in my head in Jonathan Davis¹’ voice.

The narrator of ”Count Zero”. ↩

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Henrik Carlsson posted this note on 28 jun 26 and tagged it with Count Zero Neuromancer Reading William Gibson

I finished Neuromance yesterday. What a thrill ride!

As I wrote before, it’s a novel that I’ve read a couple of times but I’m pretty sure this is the first time that I read the English original and not a Swedish translation. Also, it was a really long time ago that I read it last time so I’ve grown a lot as a person since then. I think I’ve grown to appreciate the setting, the world and the descriptions of thing more then the plot, whereas before I was very plot focused in reading. And the plot of Neuromancer is, truth be told, not that much to write home about. But it’s exciting in the moment and it’s a canvas to paint the world, the themes and the characters on.

I am so glad I re-read this, and I’m very much looking forward to the AppleTv show based on it. If done right, it could be a really good show.

Also, I went straight into ”Count Zero” afterwards.

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