The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
Stephenson looks at a future ruled by Neo-Victorian thought, and the brilliant technologist who publishes an illegal primer designed to encourage girls to think for themselves. Stephenson's 1992 bestselling novel Snow Crash has been optioned for film.
Stephenson looks at a future ruled by Neo-Victorian thought, and the brilliant technologist who publishes an illegal primer designed to encourage girls to think for themselves. Stephenson's 1992 bestselling novel Snow Crash has been optioned for film.
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Format: ebook
ASIN: 9780553380965
Publish date: 28-05-2000
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: English
To me the characters were extremely lacking. I just couldn't get into any of them. Hackworth, Nell, Miranda... none seemed even remotely realistic to me. It felt like a bunch of cool ideas in science, computers, math, culture looking for a home in a story that never quite materialized.