Famous Lines from Famous Books

"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."

This is the opening line to the novel Neuromancer, published in 1984 by William Gibson (1948-present). He also wrote the novels; Spook Country and Zero History. Neuromancer is a cyberpunk novel set in a dystopian Japanese world. The main character, Henry Dorsett Case, is a computer hacker whose nervous system is connected to a virtual reality world known as the matrix. After his employer catches him stealing, he is poisoned breaking his connection to the matrix. Drug-addicted and suicidal, Henry begins seeking a cure through illegal “black clinics.”

I think I might read this book. It seems like a different story, and set in a dystopian society, which are usually pretty interesting.



"He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance"

This is the closing line to the novel Frankenstein , published in 1818 by Mary Shelley (1797-1851). She also wrote the novels; Mathilda and The Last Man. Dr. Victor Frankenstein speands months putting together a preson out of old body parts. One night in his apartment, he brings him to life. After seeing the creature that has been made, he is terrified, and knows he will have to get rid of the monster.

Frankenstein is a classic novel, and I've actually never read it before. I think now would probably be as good a time as any to read it. It's original and for the time, very different.