First published in 1992, Snow Crash is considered one of the seminal cyber-punk novels. I wasn’t even sure what that meant when I picked it up; I plucked it from the stacks at the used bookstore with the vague feeling this was one of those classics I’m supposed to have read. For once, the inside vo...
(Disclaimer: I have not yet read the Baroque Cycle. I know, I know--I'm a bad geek.)That said, I love Neal Stephenson. I love the way he plays with language, and writes action scenes that make you race through the first time, then go back and read them again for the rush. I like his characters; they...
This science fiction novel had so much going on that, at times, it was hard to know what was happening. It mixed Sumerian language, religion, computers, and a number of other things (some of which I sure I did not catch). The two lead characters though were quite well drawn and the narration of this...
sooooo LOVED this book!Maybe I am just parital to cyber-punk, but a lot of times it is not done well. Here, it started out like I would expect, with a lot of high tech gadgetryinvolved in trying to deliver a pizza, but as things progressed I found myself thinking about the dissemination of language...
I give this book 3.5 - I came in with very high expectations, but found the 'lecture' parts too straightforward. (Wasn't there any other way of presenting it?)
I've never been much of a fan of the so called "cyber punk" sub genre of SF and this book, while it certainly had its moments, is not going to change that. This is also my first experience of the work of Neal Stephenson and I can't say that he's particularly impressed me but since he doesn't just wr...
Gammel klassiker.Når jeg skriver at jeg har læst bogen, er det lidt en overdrivelse.Har faktisk ikke læst mere end et par kapitler.Bogen er lidt for speciel for mig, jeg har dog givet den 3 stjerner, da det ikke er fair at give den mindre på bagrund af 2 kapitler.
Somehow I am nine reviews behind, and although I wanted a day or two more to think about what to write about Snow Crash, if I don't force myself to do it, it won't get done! And then I'll be even more behind! (I started the summer twelve books behind on my progress towards my reading goal this year....
In 1992 Stephenson, far far ahead of the times, dreamed up an original cast of characters and took them on an hilarious, exciting, and unforgettable adventure. How could he have predicted the future so well? He understood the role of the internet, virtual reality, and the power of extremist religion...
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