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Ah... jh Send a noteboard - 12/07/2012 06:10:13 PM
Of the rest, I only would be interested in Cryptonomicon because Stephenson's other books are good.


It is about at level with The Diamond Age as Stephenson's best book, IMO. However, it is a bit different from the other things I have read by him, so it might or might not suit you. Do you like WW2 stories? ;)
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10 Science fiction(ish) books you pretend to have read. jh - 12/07/2012 10:18:09 AM 2275 Views
I've only heard of three of these. j-whitt987 - 12/07/2012 01:16:55 PM 1017 Views
Maybe you do nossy - 12/07/2012 01:57:04 PM 801 Views
The Crying of Lot 49 is a decent book. Stephen - 12/07/2012 02:01:00 PM 770 Views
I hear you on the Pynchon, but it does get easier after a few tries. Legolas - 12/07/2012 07:43:18 PM 944 Views
I liked Vineland HousealThor - 13/07/2012 05:46:40 AM 681 Views
Decent and probably true list. Stephen - 12/07/2012 01:59:49 PM 776 Views
I have actually read three: Dune, Jonathan Strange and 1984 Tigr - 12/07/2012 02:27:51 PM 835 Views
I keep meaning to read Infinite Jest... beetnemesis - 12/07/2012 02:59:51 PM 762 Views
I read 1984 twice, and tried to get into Dune on 3 occasions before vomiting. Tom - 12/07/2012 03:10:01 PM 825 Views
Ah... jh - 12/07/2012 06:10:13 PM 778 Views
I like World War II (except all the death and misery). Tom - 12/07/2012 06:42:32 PM 724 Views
Ummm...I've only even heard of 4 of those books lol Dark Knight - 12/07/2012 03:34:40 PM 813 Views
The first six are more or less famous... and then three of the last four I've never even heard of? Legolas - 12/07/2012 07:47:45 PM 815 Views
Heard of all of them... Larry - 13/07/2012 06:32:16 AM 840 Views
Read 3, That Cornell guy is saying some pretty silly things. Orange - 13/07/2012 09:53:47 AM 1147 Views
I didn't realize Jonathan Strange was a Sci-fi book... Seemed more fantasy-ish to me A Deathwatch Guard - 15/07/2012 08:14:41 AM 835 Views
See: (ish) *NM* jh - 15/07/2012 12:53:55 PM 351 Views
I've read 5 of the 1st 6 and intend to read Gravity's Rainbow at some point snoopcester - 15/07/2012 03:34:07 PM 872 Views
I have only heard of a couple of those... MightyYT - 16/07/2012 03:40:12 AM 834 Views
Looks like another one of those list of scfi books for people who don't really like scfi random thoughts - 17/07/2012 03:24:20 PM 953 Views
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