Neuromancer is known as the book for cyberpunk. It's the beginning. It's full of hacking and drugs and tight leather. These characters are too cool for their own good, even the down-and-out losers like our protagonist, Case, whose pretty much hit the bottom of the barrel. But then he's more or less blackmailed into accepting a hack job, one that he has no idea who he's going after. 
 Reading this book now, it doesn't seem that far-fetched--Case jacks into the matrix, he hacks into networks, and he plants viruses. But then you consider it was written in the early 80s, when most people didn't even have access to a computer, and the fact that it still holds up (mostly) is proof enough that it deserves all those big awards it's won. 
 I'll admit, it tough to follow. There's a lot of slang and terms that just aren't explained. It's one of those books that would be easier on a second read, when you mostly get the terminology. What is "ice," anyway? And what causes him to flatline when he jacks in? Just when it's beginning to make sense, you've already hit the denouement. 
 Case is also an unreliable narrator. He's drugged up or jacking into cyberspace, neither of which help to discern what's going on. But that contributes to this world's pseudo-dystopian setting: The entire world is a little messed-up, and Case is only one of many who view it through a drug-induced haze. 
 Special shoutout to the lady in the field, Molly, who is the definition of badass. Tight jeans, wolverine-like claws, mirrored eye implants like permanent aviators. Why she has a well-hidden soft spot for a loser like Case, we'll never know. She's likely the fanboy fantasy character, but I fell for her, too.