Cryptonomicon

June 29, 2019, 10:07 AM

gearhounds

Cryptonomicon

One of my favorite reads, and consequently, favorite listens in audio format. Possibly the best audio book ever. It is so stuffed with a mingling of realism and satire that there is literally never a dull moment.

Any other fans?

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June 29, 2019, 08:01 PM

Kenpoist

Love it. Plus Diamond Age and a lot of his other books. Snow Crash is probably my favorite

June 29, 2019, 08:08 PM

Green Highlander

Read it many years ago. I remember searching the internet to find a Fuck You Money calculator.

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June 29, 2019, 09:31 PM

Otto Pilot

I enjoyed it a lot. My copy is sitting about 3 feet away. I thinking it knows we are are talking about it.

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June 30, 2019, 10:08 AM

maladat

I've read and greatly enjoyed a lot of Neal Stephenson's books but had a hard time getting into Cryptonomicon and the Baroque Cycle and never finished them. Maybe it's time to give them another go.

July 01, 2019, 11:36 AM

Loswsmith

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Originally posted by Kenpoist:
Love it. Plus Diamond Age and a lot of his other books. Snow Crash is probably my favorite

Big +1!

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July 02, 2019, 07:30 PM

Rinehart

This is one of the ones I'll reread every so often. Does make you wonder how books like this aren't quickly into film production when some of the things that come out of Hollywood defy logic...