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Aug 28, 2008
Erich Franz Linner-Guzmann
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63-top-books,
dystopian,
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favourite,
cyberpunk,
fiktion,
nordamerika,
1990s,
wissenschaft,
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May 28, 2009
Jamie Collins
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it was amazing
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post-apocalyptic-dystopia
I wouldn't ordinarily pick up a book described as cyberpunk, but I've decided that I will read everything written by Neal Stephenson. This one is terrific fun. Not flawless by any means, but I think most of the problems are due to the book being too short, even at 400+ pages. Stephenson needs a lot of words to tell his stories and as soon as he got enough clout to do so he started writing books twice this size.
I love his writing style: the deadpan dialog, the three-simile-per-page average, the t ...more
I love his writing style: the deadpan dialog, the three-simile-per-page average, the t ...more
Not sure what the big deal was, but an OK read.
Oct 21, 2007
Bricoleur (David) Soul
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Nov 08, 2007
Ellis
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Nov 12, 2007
Tina
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Feb 20, 2008
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Nov 30, 2008
Amy
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Apr 11, 2009
Michael
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