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Some sort of cyberpunk, yes. jh Send a noteboard - 18/04/2010 05:29:32 PM
I have thought about reading it but I am not really interested in politicaly motivated cyberpunk. Am I wrong in thinking that is what this book is?


And as Tim said, no he is not pushing an agenda. I feel like he is more or less tossing out ideas and tries to see which sticks on the wall... Quite mad, but you don't need to be concerned that your sensitive conservative politics get thrashed. :D I think, anyway. Been a good while since I read it.
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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson - discuss Yuri - 11/04/2010 07:59:35 AM 953 Views
Well, it was the first Stephenson book I read too... jh - 11/04/2010 10:28:42 AM 899 Views
What jh said. Though I haven't read Diamone Age. *NM* Palatine - 11/04/2010 05:22:26 PM 333 Views
Yep. lord-of-shadow - 11/04/2010 06:48:44 PM 800 Views
I love Anathem- easily one of my Top 10 Most Enjoyed Books beetnemesis - 12/04/2010 07:33:43 PM 735 Views
I enjoyed it very much. Rebekah - 11/04/2010 11:51:23 AM 854 Views
Yours Truly *NM* heartbreak - 12/04/2010 12:56:54 AM 361 Views
Thank you! *NM* Rebekah - 16/04/2010 07:58:46 PM 315 Views
I really want a "Poor Impulse Control" t-shirt. PhotoJim - 11/04/2010 08:04:29 PM 838 Views
Re: I really want a "Poor Impulse Control" t-shirt. Yuri - 13/04/2010 08:22:28 AM 789 Views
Without spoiling... awesome. *NM* beetnemesis - 12/04/2010 07:32:38 PM 299 Views
Great fun to read, full of awesome ideas. Does to linguistics what Dan Brown did to history, but hey Tim - 13/04/2010 11:22:41 PM 910 Views
He nailed Second Life, though. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/04/2010 01:40:06 AM 334 Views
I guess so. And it probably won't be too long before we have gargoyles walking around. *NM* Tim - 14/04/2010 08:46:57 AM 338 Views
and google earth is modeled after the "earth" program from the book... *NM* moondog - 14/04/2010 04:42:52 PM 318 Views
it is cyberpunk right? random thoughts - 16/04/2010 06:35:57 PM 732 Views
If you mean "Is he pushing a political agenda?", absolutely not. Tim - 18/04/2010 04:27:47 PM 783 Views
I may have to put it back on to be read list then random thoughts - 18/04/2010 07:34:57 PM 783 Views
What's your definition of "cyberpunk"? Tim - 18/04/2010 08:07:02 PM 799 Views
not having read much cyberpunk it isn't a well defined definition random thoughts - 19/04/2010 06:42:16 PM 787 Views
Theme-wise it's fairly close to what you describe, only not boring. Tim - 19/04/2010 08:02:16 PM 786 Views
I agree completely and I will random thoughts - 19/04/2010 08:39:36 PM 699 Views
Some sort of cyberpunk, yes. jh - 18/04/2010 05:29:32 PM 854 Views
It's often considered "post-cyberpunk" beetnemesis - 19/04/2010 05:23:15 PM 764 Views
cool thanks random thoughts - 19/04/2010 06:16:01 PM 761 Views
I feel there's definitely some anti-corporationism in there, but it's wildly exaggerated. *NM* Ghavrel - 19/04/2010 07:46:21 PM 318 Views
Sociological not political... like all good sci fi Yuri - 20/04/2010 08:17:21 AM 704 Views
Also: Mafia pizza deliverymen *NM* beetnemesis - 20/04/2010 08:23:00 PM 264 Views
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