This is one of those books you should read with a group. There's a lot of information to process and dissect, and you'll wish you had people to discuss them with. I read it for a book club and my little group's reaction to the ideas presented in the text was eye-opening, to say the least. We had a s...
This book rocked my socks off. I'm a big fan of Neal Stephenson in general(Cryptonomicon is so freaking amazing, guys), but for some reason I'd never read this book before.There are two main characters in this book: YT and Hiro. YT is like the sassiest teenager ON THE PLANET, but it works for her,...
Oh I'm not going to add to the reams of adulation. Much.It's bloody brilliant - original to a 'Hitchhiker's Guide' standard and even funnier and more hip. So many of the concepts in this book have entered the cultural consciousness now, it's hard to believe it preceded them. Read it. Love it.
I loved this story although I think it fell short as an audio book and I must come back to this and read it as a novel. I missed too much by listening to and the voice was very dull and lifeless. This book had everything I love about a good story though and held my interest until the very end. I lov...
A meticulous, thoughtful reviewer might deduct a star for the ending and for the clunky librarian exposition, but I'm more the slipshod, effusive type and the book was just way too much fun to second guess.
A great book. The premise is strong, the characters interesting. Of course it's the definitive work for fans of a metaverse or metaverse-like technologies. But even beyond that, a really nice read on myth and technology.
Superb - wow
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