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Anathem
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#85 on NPR's Top 100 SF/F novels of all time (2011 poll) http://www…more

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This is one of those books where I was actually MAD when the plot got underway. No, no, stop it with the STORY, I am content to read 1000 pages about secular math monks & their interpersonal drama. Heck, make it a trilogy! --MK
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