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Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

Start date: September 1, 2012

Finish date: September 30, 2012

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Dec 23, 2010 Kevin Xu rated it it was amazing

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This one of the best book I have ever read. This is how Gibson should have wrote Neuromancer. The book grabbed me from the start, until almost at the ending, which I think is a little weak. ...more

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Aug 10, 2009 Jason rated it it was amazing

Shelves: e-books, read-2009

I have read this book twice, once in the early ninety's when it fist came out, and also this past January. It holds up very well, even though it made a major impact on me back then. As a founder of the whole cyberpunk genre, this novel set the bar to insurmountable heights. It is one of my all time favorite books and Hiro Protagonist one of my favorite fictional characters. If you are new to science fiction or to Cyberpunk, stop what you are doing and go out and get this one. If you read sci-fi ...more

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Aug 15, 2010 Stuart rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Pirates, the mafia, drugs, virtual reality, viruses and religion are just a few of the topics explored in this novel. The narrative goes at a fair pace and Hiro the main character I found to be quite acceptable. What the cover does not mention is his partner in crime so to speak, Y.T. who aids him in a number of capers and is present throughout much of the book. I found her quite an entertaining character. The book gave some quite interesting exposition about major worlds religions, particularly ...more

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Dec 23, 2013 Kiri rated it liked it

Shelves: sci-fi

I suspect that this author is far too intelligent for me as he tends to go into long theoretical musings that pass far above my head, but when he's not doing that the book is great. The characters are fun and the action fairly gripping. The author has some great ideas and a lot of originality, but I would enjoy his books a lot more without the philosophical/pseudo-scientific treatise. ...more

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Sep 09, 2012 Kathi rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction

9/10
Wow, what a ride! I can hardly believe this was written 20 years ago. This was my first Stephenson book, and while I know that not all his books are like this, I can't wait to try another. ...more

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