i've read neuromancer at least five times and i still feel like i never actually read it. it's a weirdly-written book with little environmental exposition - but i still love it.

Every time I read it I catch something I missed previously. Feels true of all the sprawl and bridge books.

There's something magical about a strongly consistent fictional world where all the characters understand the world and what's happening but the reader is baffled. It elevates the experience of visiting a strange new place to a new level of immersion.

Came to say exactly this. It's my favorite, but I still feel like I haven't read it after like 5 reads.