I don't know if I agree with the confusing aspect, I think if you read them for what they are and don't try to overanalyse or question the direction it works a lot better. It's a bit choppy, and definitely contrived in places but it was also his first real work, Neuromancer alone is massively important for science fiction as it kick started an entire shift towards cyberpunk for a good decade or so.
I read it when I was about 12ish, so nearly 15 years ago. Reading it at that point in my life, in that point of human history as computing was starting to become an incredibly large part of daily life made it a lot more interesting, but society and science and fiction have come a long way since this, so it feels quite anachronistic in it's own way.
I read it when I was about 12ish, so nearly 15 years ago. Reading it at that point in my life, in that point of human history as computing was starting to become an incredibly large part of daily life made it a lot more interesting, but society and science and fiction have come a long way since this, so it feels quite anachronistic in it's own way.