It's the quality of his writing for me that it creates such a 'visual' experience.
I have the same feeling everytime I read Snow Crash. How much more visual can you get than a martial arts practicing, pizza delivery driver chasing through suburbia
Does Anathem have overt humor like Snow Crash, or is it more subtle?
“Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism, and you know how reliable that is.
Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Anyone read Neal Stephenson's ANATHEM?
20/10/2009 06:13:58 PM
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No, but I am thoroughly enjoying Quicksilver
20/10/2009 06:36:51 PM
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It is at that.
20/10/2009 07:08:12 PM
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i adored that book... the whole trilogy, actually, was a great pleasure to read. *NM*
21/10/2009 02:31:49 AM
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It's sitting on my shelf right now... I just need to get around to opening it *NM*
20/10/2009 07:25:50 PM
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Yep, good book, not his best.
20/10/2009 07:27:03 PM
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So what is his best?
21/10/2009 12:03:15 AM
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Cryptonomicon, most likely.
21/10/2009 06:30:52 AM
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I read the Baroque Cycle first.
21/10/2009 09:47:35 PM
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well, clearly you did not understand everything.
21/10/2009 10:55:08 PM
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... Bwa?
22/10/2009 12:07:09 AM
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I believe Our Noble Weblord is working his way through it now, or recently has done.
20/10/2009 11:42:41 PM
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I bought it not last weekend, but the weekend before. And then read it all in about 2 days.
21/10/2009 09:06:17 AM
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I feel pretty much exactly the same way.
21/10/2009 01:58:47 PM
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Looking back, I can't remember reading it. I one hundred percent see it in my head as a movie.
21/10/2009 11:29:15 PM
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That's often how I remember Stephenson's books.
22/10/2009 02:34:40 PM
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That's a great point.
22/10/2009 05:43:24 PM
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Snow Crash also has the best named main character of all time: Hiro Protagonist
23/10/2009 01:39:26 AM
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