A futuristic society is thrown into chaos by the emergence of a virtual-reality cyberdrug that causes its users to experience their worst nightmares and ultimate fears in violent and devastating ways. Reprint.
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1 released bookVurt is a 7-book series first released in 1993 with contributions by Jeff Noon, Maria Teresa Marenco, and 2 others.
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Really wanted to like this book more. I was intrigued by the premise of the combination of drugs/virtual reality, but the story went in directions I didn't care much for. Styled with lots of in world slang, which I was into but went a bit overboard after a while. Tech side a little dated, fitting for when published in the 90s though. If anyone has suggestions for books that deal with perceptions of reality and/or addiction please let me know, I'm still needing that itch scratched as Vurt didn't do it.
Reread. I used to love this book when I was going through my Burroughs phase in my early 20s. I still enjoyed how frantic and fantastical the world is, but the world Jeff Noon has created is gross. Viscerally disgusting.
The concept of vurt feathers is fascinating, it's stuck in my mind for well over a decade.
