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well, clearly you did not understand everything. jh Send a noteboard - 21/10/2009 10:55:08 PM
I suppose one could read the Baroque Cycle too, but I sort of feel you need to have read Cryptonomicon before that... easier way to start understanding how he uses his shaftoes and waterhouses.

And honestly I liked it quite a bit more than Cryptonomicon, for whatever reason.

Sorry to shoot your theory out of the water. I'm just in a water-theory-shooter kind of mood today.


How could you possibly understand the stuff that goes on in the Baroque cycle without cryptonomicon? And you fail to realise that it is one of the best books ever - see, your theories can't even hold water, let alone shoot water out of something else.
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world" - Calvin.
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Anyone read Neal Stephenson's ANATHEM? Jacob - 20/10/2009 06:13:58 PM 1032 Views
No, but I am thoroughly enjoying Quicksilver Camilla - 20/10/2009 06:36:51 PM 667 Views
It is at that. Jacob - 20/10/2009 07:08:12 PM 707 Views
Re: It is at that. Camilla - 20/10/2009 07:10:17 PM 769 Views
You see, i'm the complete opposite Wibble - 20/10/2009 07:28:17 PM 800 Views
He is most certainly not for everyone. Jacob - 20/10/2009 08:08:36 PM 664 Views
I read him in small pieces Camilla - 20/10/2009 08:21:51 PM 715 Views
i adored that book... the whole trilogy, actually, was a great pleasure to read. *NM* temeraire - 21/10/2009 02:31:49 AM 313 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 357 Views
Yep, good book, not his best. jh - 20/10/2009 07:27:03 PM 705 Views
I agree. Jacob - 20/10/2009 08:06:41 PM 699 Views
Oddly enough it was probably my favorite so far. *NM* Craig - 20/10/2009 10:22:51 PM 299 Views
So what is his best? Gher - 21/10/2009 12:03:15 AM 683 Views
Cryptonomicon, most likely. jh - 21/10/2009 06:30:52 AM 738 Views
I started reading him with Cryptonomicon imlad - 21/10/2009 05:12:51 PM 768 Views
I read the Baroque Cycle first. Craig - 21/10/2009 09:47:35 PM 684 Views
well, clearly you did not understand everything. jh - 21/10/2009 10:55:08 PM 738 Views
... Bwa? Craig - 22/10/2009 12:07:09 AM 663 Views
My point exactly! *NM* jh - 22/10/2009 06:36:32 AM 319 Views
Your point is nonsense? ... Yeah, I guess that's typical. *NM* Craig - 22/10/2009 03:37:50 PM 695 Views
Same for me snoopcester - 22/10/2009 12:10:52 PM 789 Views
Me third. *NM* Darth_Katie - 22/10/2009 09:23:31 PM 296 Views
You don't have to do a full summarization. Ouranid - 20/10/2009 08:27:49 PM 743 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 667 Views
yes, several times, which is not my norm... temeraire - 21/10/2009 02:30:04 AM 705 Views
It's a fascinating read... vandevere - 21/10/2009 02:40:24 AM 692 Views
That was one of my predominant thoughts throughout... Jacob - 21/10/2009 02:06:34 PM 770 Views
I bought it about a month ago, but haven't read it yet. Darth_Katie - 21/10/2009 04:26:20 AM 755 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 918 Views
I feel pretty much exactly the same way. Jacob - 21/10/2009 01:58:47 PM 906 Views
I think uncertain is probably the best description Katja - 27/10/2009 11:26:11 AM 785 Views
Well, I think he has some ideas of the implications. Jacob - 27/10/2009 05:53:01 PM 734 Views
I bought it a few weeks ago. Not got around to reading it yet. snoopcester - 21/10/2009 01:20:06 PM 701 Views
In that case, Jacob - 21/10/2009 02:07:13 PM 741 Views
Excellent snoopcester - 21/10/2009 03:20:02 PM 807 Views
Yes. Awesome book. The Shrike - 21/10/2009 03:00:21 PM 646 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 788 Views
That's often how I remember Stephenson's books. Jacob - 22/10/2009 02:34:40 PM 665 Views
That's a great point. Jayhawk - 22/10/2009 05:43:24 PM 745 Views
Snow Crash also has the best named main character of all time: Hiro Protagonist imlad - 23/10/2009 01:39:26 AM 801 Views
Hiro's my hero Jayhawk - 23/10/2009 05:05:48 PM 883 Views
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