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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 1255 Views
No, but I am thoroughly enjoying Quicksilver Camilla - 20/10/2009 06:36:51 PM 868 Views
It is at that. Jacob - 20/10/2009 07:08:12 PM 920 Views
Re: It is at that. Camilla - 20/10/2009 07:10:17 PM 995 Views
You see, i'm the complete opposite Wibble - 20/10/2009 07:28:17 PM 1015 Views
He is most certainly not for everyone. Jacob - 20/10/2009 08:08:36 PM 877 Views
I read him in small pieces Camilla - 20/10/2009 08:21:51 PM 911 Views
i adored that book... the whole trilogy, actually, was a great pleasure to read. *NM* temeraire - 21/10/2009 02:31:49 AM 391 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 453 Views
Yep, good book, not his best. jh - 20/10/2009 07:27:03 PM 909 Views
I agree. Jacob - 20/10/2009 08:06:41 PM 912 Views
Oddly enough it was probably my favorite so far. *NM* Craig - 20/10/2009 10:22:51 PM 383 Views
So what is his best? Gher - 21/10/2009 12:03:15 AM 893 Views
Cryptonomicon, most likely. jh - 21/10/2009 06:30:52 AM 936 Views
I started reading him with Cryptonomicon imlad - 21/10/2009 05:12:51 PM 987 Views
I read the Baroque Cycle first. Craig - 21/10/2009 09:47:35 PM 894 Views
well, clearly you did not understand everything. jh - 21/10/2009 10:55:08 PM 924 Views
... Bwa? Craig - 22/10/2009 12:07:09 AM 890 Views
My point exactly! *NM* jh - 22/10/2009 06:36:32 AM 429 Views
Your point is nonsense? ... Yeah, I guess that's typical. *NM* Craig - 22/10/2009 03:37:50 PM 916 Views
Same for me snoopcester - 22/10/2009 12:10:52 PM 988 Views
Me third. *NM* Darth_Katie - 22/10/2009 09:23:31 PM 373 Views
You don't have to do a full summarization. Ouranid - 20/10/2009 08:27:49 PM 956 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 877 Views
yes, several times, which is not my norm... temeraire - 21/10/2009 02:30:04 AM 914 Views
It's a fascinating read... vandevere - 21/10/2009 02:40:24 AM 912 Views
That was one of my predominant thoughts throughout... Jacob - 21/10/2009 02:06:34 PM 992 Views
I bought it about a month ago, but haven't read it yet. Darth_Katie - 21/10/2009 04:26:20 AM 964 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 1203 Views
I feel pretty much exactly the same way. Jacob - 21/10/2009 01:58:47 PM 1105 Views
I think uncertain is probably the best description Katja - 27/10/2009 11:26:11 AM 979 Views
Well, I think he has some ideas of the implications. Jacob - 27/10/2009 05:53:01 PM 936 Views
I bought it a few weeks ago. Not got around to reading it yet. snoopcester - 21/10/2009 01:20:06 PM 910 Views
In that case, Jacob - 21/10/2009 02:07:13 PM 942 Views
Excellent snoopcester - 21/10/2009 03:20:02 PM 1033 Views
Yes. Awesome book. The Shrike - 21/10/2009 03:00:21 PM 848 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 1014 Views
That's often how I remember Stephenson's books. Jacob - 22/10/2009 02:34:40 PM 857 Views
That's a great point. Jayhawk - 22/10/2009 05:43:24 PM 943 Views
Snow Crash also has the best named main character of all time: Hiro Protagonist imlad - 23/10/2009 01:39:26 AM 996 Views
Hiro's my hero Jayhawk - 23/10/2009 05:05:48 PM 1073 Views
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