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Has anyone read Neil Stephenson's book Anathem? It's gotta be one of my favorites.
2023-05-16 · 4 weeks ago · 1 ❤
Yes, it's a favourite of mine too. In terms of world building it's hard to beat. It's also fun to point to how the Internet equivalent in Anathem has nicely predicted what is probably going to happen thanks to generative AI.
I have not, but I have read and enjoyed Seveneves.
2023-06-14 · 3 days ago
I had a hard time with Anathem - I think it was just too much for me. I think Stephenson hit bullseye with Cryptonomicon, although his earlier Diamond Age and Snow Crash were pretty amazing. The later stuff - meh - too much name dropping, too many characters, tedious.
2023-06-15 · 2 days ago
Cryptonomicon is great. The Captain Crunch passage is useful for explaining why his books are on the long side :)
Yes! One of my favorite books by him, alongside Zodiac and Diamond Age.
5 hours ago
I like Stephenson's stuff, but I've not read Anathem yet, so it's going on my list. :)
2 hours ago