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6.0 stars. On my list of All Time Favorite novels. While reading this book, I was constantly thinking to myself "WOW, what a great concept" and "HOW did Stephenson think that up?" Without giving away too much in the way of spoilers, I was particularly amazed at the way the author took computers, vitual reality and the metaverse and tied it into ancient religions, philosophy and the origin of language. I thought this aspect of the novel was absolutely mind-boggling. Add to that a great anti-hero,
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6.0 stars (One of my all time favorite novels). While reading this book, I was constantly thinking to myself "WOW, what a great concept" and "HOW did the author think that up." Without giving away too much in the way of a spoiler, I was amazed at the way the author took the work of computers, vitual reality and the metaverse and tied it into ancient religions and philosophy. The relationshipo conceived by the author on that point alone was mind-boggling. Add to that a great anti-hero, a superb v
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A dense and weirdly technical thrill ride of a book with a truly confident narrative. It's not perfect, but I'm giving it five stars for vision and chutzpa.
Postmodern, funny, some times a little too full of coincidences and two-dimensional characters, Snow Crash is ultimately a winner, and it's influence can be felt in the science fiction and cyberpunk communities to this day. ...more
Postmodern, funny, some times a little too full of coincidences and two-dimensional characters, Snow Crash is ultimately a winner, and it's influence can be felt in the science fiction and cyberpunk communities to this day. ...more
Jul 21, 2008
Fidrox
marked it as to-read
