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You see, i'm the complete opposite Wibble Send a noteboard - 20/10/2009 07:28:17 PM

Stephenson has a way of writing that very completely immerses me into the world and setting of his story.


I made it 200pages into Crypto before I simply gave up out of sheer frustration and bordedom, his writing style just numbed me. It went nowhere, had nothing dragging me along to nowhere, no indication where in nowhere we were going...

Anytime he did manage to string a few pages together that finally caught my attention, he was off on another tangent just as I got remotely interested. I gave it my best shot, but 200pages was the most I was willing to invest in this. Yet so many people love his books and recommend him, sometimes things make no sense :P
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Anyone read Neal Stephenson's ANATHEM? Jacob - 20/10/2009 06:13:58 PM 1185 Views
No, but I am thoroughly enjoying Quicksilver Camilla - 20/10/2009 06:36:51 PM 809 Views
It is at that. Jacob - 20/10/2009 07:08:12 PM 859 Views
Re: It is at that. Camilla - 20/10/2009 07:10:17 PM 928 Views
You see, i'm the complete opposite Wibble - 20/10/2009 07:28:17 PM 948 Views
He is most certainly not for everyone. Jacob - 20/10/2009 08:08:36 PM 812 Views
I read him in small pieces Camilla - 20/10/2009 08:21:51 PM 846 Views
i adored that book... the whole trilogy, actually, was a great pleasure to read. *NM* temeraire - 21/10/2009 02:31:49 AM 367 Views
It's sitting on my shelf right now... I just need to get around to opening it *NM* beetnemesis - 20/10/2009 07:25:50 PM 425 Views
Yep, good book, not his best. jh - 20/10/2009 07:27:03 PM 839 Views
I agree. Jacob - 20/10/2009 08:06:41 PM 846 Views
Oddly enough it was probably my favorite so far. *NM* Craig - 20/10/2009 10:22:51 PM 357 Views
So what is his best? Gher - 21/10/2009 12:03:15 AM 830 Views
Cryptonomicon, most likely. jh - 21/10/2009 06:30:52 AM 860 Views
I started reading him with Cryptonomicon imlad - 21/10/2009 05:12:51 PM 928 Views
I read the Baroque Cycle first. Craig - 21/10/2009 09:47:35 PM 825 Views
well, clearly you did not understand everything. jh - 21/10/2009 10:55:08 PM 862 Views
... Bwa? Craig - 22/10/2009 12:07:09 AM 827 Views
My point exactly! *NM* jh - 22/10/2009 06:36:32 AM 400 Views
Your point is nonsense? ... Yeah, I guess that's typical. *NM* Craig - 22/10/2009 03:37:50 PM 855 Views
Same for me snoopcester - 22/10/2009 12:10:52 PM 923 Views
Me third. *NM* Darth_Katie - 22/10/2009 09:23:31 PM 347 Views
You don't have to do a full summarization. Ouranid - 20/10/2009 08:27:49 PM 890 Views
I believe Our Noble Weblord is working his way through it now, or recently has done. Tim - 20/10/2009 11:42:41 PM 820 Views
yes, several times, which is not my norm... temeraire - 21/10/2009 02:30:04 AM 851 Views
It's a fascinating read... vandevere - 21/10/2009 02:40:24 AM 849 Views
That was one of my predominant thoughts throughout... Jacob - 21/10/2009 02:06:34 PM 928 Views
I bought it about a month ago, but haven't read it yet. Darth_Katie - 21/10/2009 04:26:20 AM 909 Views
I bought it not last weekend, but the weekend before. And then read it all in about 2 days. Nebhead - 21/10/2009 09:06:17 AM 1142 Views
I feel pretty much exactly the same way. Jacob - 21/10/2009 01:58:47 PM 1033 Views
I think uncertain is probably the best description Katja - 27/10/2009 11:26:11 AM 915 Views
Well, I think he has some ideas of the implications. Jacob - 27/10/2009 05:53:01 PM 871 Views
I bought it a few weeks ago. Not got around to reading it yet. snoopcester - 21/10/2009 01:20:06 PM 846 Views
In that case, Jacob - 21/10/2009 02:07:13 PM 876 Views
Excellent snoopcester - 21/10/2009 03:20:02 PM 969 Views
Yes. Awesome book. The Shrike - 21/10/2009 03:00:21 PM 785 Views
Looking back, I can't remember reading it. I one hundred percent see it in my head as a movie. Burr - 21/10/2009 11:29:15 PM 945 Views
That's often how I remember Stephenson's books. Jacob - 22/10/2009 02:34:40 PM 793 Views
That's a great point. Jayhawk - 22/10/2009 05:43:24 PM 886 Views
Snow Crash also has the best named main character of all time: Hiro Protagonist imlad - 23/10/2009 01:39:26 AM 937 Views
Hiro's my hero Jayhawk - 23/10/2009 05:05:48 PM 1014 Views
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