William Gibson's Neuromancer is the kind of science fiction novel one could easily revisit on an annual basis. Like William S. Burroughs, the prose is a tad challenging, but like Philip K. Dick, Gibson is full of creative ideas and interesting theories on technology, mainly cyberspace, advances in artificial intelligence, and dystopic settings. Gibson, unlike Dick, actually has stronger female characters, mainly in Molly, and even throws in a Rastafarian space colony later in the novel, perhaps inspired by Dick and Nelson's influence from the Nation of Islam? Nor can one ignore the importance of dark and dangerous multinational corporations, bringing to mind an idea I've heard regarding Japan's contributions to the rise of corporations while also falling into some phildickian themes. Anyone looking for thought-provoking science fiction on film-like urban landscapes, metaphysics, technology, action-packed heists, and some perhaps accurate state of the world in the near future should read this.
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