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Hiro's my hero

Jayhawk Send a noteboard - 23/10/2009 05:05:48 PM

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

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Anyone read Neal Stephenson's ANATHEM? Jacob - 20/10/2009 06:13:58 PM 1210 Views

No, but I am thoroughly enjoying Quicksilver Camilla - 20/10/2009 06:36:51 PM 825 Views

It is at that. Jacob - 20/10/2009 07:08:12 PM 872 Views

Re: It is at that. Camilla - 20/10/2009 07:10:17 PM 951 Views

You see, i'm the complete opposite Wibble - 20/10/2009 07:28:17 PM 965 Views

He is most certainly not for everyone. Jacob - 20/10/2009 08:08:36 PM 835 Views

I read him in small pieces Camilla - 20/10/2009 08:21:51 PM 868 Views

i adored that book... the whole trilogy, actually, was a great pleasure to read. *NM* temeraire - 21/10/2009 02:31:49 AM 374 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 430 Views

Yep, good book, not his best. jh - 20/10/2009 07:27:03 PM 862 Views

I agree. Jacob - 20/10/2009 08:06:41 PM 866 Views

Oddly enough it was probably my favorite so far. *NM* Craig - 20/10/2009 10:22:51 PM 366 Views

So what is his best? Gher - 21/10/2009 12:03:15 AM 851 Views

Cryptonomicon, most likely. jh - 21/10/2009 06:30:52 AM 887 Views

I started reading him with Cryptonomicon imlad - 21/10/2009 05:12:51 PM 949 Views

I read the Baroque Cycle first. Craig - 21/10/2009 09:47:35 PM 839 Views

well, clearly you did not understand everything. jh - 21/10/2009 10:55:08 PM 884 Views

... Bwa? Craig - 22/10/2009 12:07:09 AM 846 Views

My point exactly! *NM* jh - 22/10/2009 06:36:32 AM 413 Views

Your point is nonsense? ... Yeah, I guess that's typical. *NM* Craig - 22/10/2009 03:37:50 PM 875 Views

Same for me snoopcester - 22/10/2009 12:10:52 PM 948 Views

Me third. *NM* Darth_Katie - 22/10/2009 09:23:31 PM 354 Views

You don't have to do a full summarization. Ouranid - 20/10/2009 08:27:49 PM 913 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 837 Views

yes, several times, which is not my norm... temeraire - 21/10/2009 02:30:04 AM 872 Views

It's a fascinating read... vandevere - 21/10/2009 02:40:24 AM 869 Views

That was one of my predominant thoughts throughout... Jacob - 21/10/2009 02:06:34 PM 949 Views

I bought it about a month ago, but haven't read it yet. Darth_Katie - 21/10/2009 04:26:20 AM 923 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 1165 Views

I feel pretty much exactly the same way. Jacob - 21/10/2009 01:58:47 PM 1056 Views

I think uncertain is probably the best description Katja - 27/10/2009 11:26:11 AM 927 Views

Well, I think he has some ideas of the implications. Jacob - 27/10/2009 05:53:01 PM 891 Views

I bought it a few weeks ago. Not got around to reading it yet. snoopcester - 21/10/2009 01:20:06 PM 868 Views

In that case, Jacob - 21/10/2009 02:07:13 PM 900 Views

Excellent snoopcester - 21/10/2009 03:20:02 PM 989 Views

Yes. Awesome book. The Shrike - 21/10/2009 03:00:21 PM 808 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 968 Views

That's often how I remember Stephenson's books. Jacob - 22/10/2009 02:34:40 PM 815 Views

That's a great point. Jayhawk - 22/10/2009 05:43:24 PM 903 Views

Snow Crash also has the best named main character of all time: Hiro Protagonist imlad - 23/10/2009 01:39:26 AM 953 Views