The plot:
Johnny is a courier. He carries other people's
memories, millions of them, downloaded into his brain... Working out of
Beijing, he is hired to carry a package to the States. The hundreds of
gigabytes stashed in his head are far beyond his capacity, but as long
as he gets downloaded quickly they won't do him any permanent harm...
But
headaches are the least of Johnny's problems. The Americans aren't the
only ones who want the data. The Yakuza are after Johnny too. Not all of
him, though. All they need is his cryogenically frozen head...
In Johnny Mnemonic,
the science-fiction guru of our age brings his acid-drenched tale of
the near future to the screen for the first time. Containing William
Gibson's original short story, his full script and exclusive stills from
the film, this classic of the cyberpunk era expresses the unique vision
of the author who was the first to see his way into tomorrow...
My review:
This was a very quick read. Only 11 pages in my eBook reading app. It was quick. Very very different from the movie. The movie barely touched what was in the book. You still have the character of Johnny, but he changes his name, for his safety sake. I do believe that he does this in the movie too.
The story itself was basic. There were different characters from the movie. It was enjoyable. The ending was different, also the dolphin's role.
I enjoyed it. It gets 3.5 stars from me.
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