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Originally Posted by caleb72
Loved this book too. I realise it gets a pretty mixed reaction, but I found it better than Diamond Age and a fantastic introduction to Stephenson for me.
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The last 2/3 of
Snow Crash just didn't remotely live up to the expectations/potential set up in the first 1/3. It was a burst of creative brilliance trailing off into a mediocre action movie. I was put off Stephenson for years, but then
Anathem completely drew me in and bowled me over.
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Originally Posted by ATDrake
I've never read any of the Wheel of Time saga before, and have no intention of doing so, since it's apparently the Unfinished Series That Even Author Existence Failure Will Not Stop. |
I gave the first WoT audiobook a try solely because Brandon Sanderson finished the series, despite my every instinct having warned me off Robert Jordan every time I've encountered his work, and I couldn't take 20 minutes of it--stale ideas enveloped in a staggering volume of hot air. Maybe I'll read summaries and then give the Sanderson volumes a go, after I've exhausted his original work.
I'm still on
Norwegian Wood and
Ringworld, enjoying both thoroughly.