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Tom rated a book liked it Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tom rated a book it was amazing The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
My favorite cyberpunk/SciFi, bar none. Possibly the most rewarding ending of any book I've read.
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Tom rated a book really liked it Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An absolute cyberpunk classic, arguably better than Neuromancer. I thought it would have been difficult to top, but Diamond Age (also from Stephenson) did just that for me.
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Tom made a comment on his review of Matter (Culture, #8) " My first Iain M. Banks SF novel, set in the 'Culture' universe, in the far future of our Universe. A hierarchy of alien civilisations exist. We are lo ...more "
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Tom rated a book liked it Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An entertaining exploration of the idea of multiverses. I thought it felt hastily written, not as carefully crafted as a Snow Crash or Diamond Age. Some really compelling ideas, like the multilayered monasteries. The outer layer is the Unarian 'math' ...more
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Tom rated a book it was ok Matter (Culture, #8) by Iain M. Banks	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tom made a comment on serena’s review of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things " essential!! - Christos showed me another interesting book along the same lines: Massive Change, by Bruce Mau and his Institute Without Bord ...more "
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