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Cryptonomicon
 

Cryptonomicon

by Neal Stephenson

Neal Stephenson enjoys cult status among science fiction fans and techie types thanks to Snow Crash, which so completely redefined conventional notions of the high-tech future that it became a self-fulfilling prophecy. But if his cyberpunk classic was big, Cryptonomicon is huge... gargantuan... massive, not just in size (a hefty 918 pages including appendices) but in scope and appeal. It's the... (read more)

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missed
  • Rated 5 stars

“When I ordered Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson from Amazon, I didn't look into the book too much. I had liked Snow Crash a lot, needed something to read, and heard some vague positive words about the book that I really didn't much pay attention to. So I added Cryptonomicon to my order that included Gibson's Mona Lisa Overdrive and the most recent Star Trek: Next Generation Companion. Within a handful of days a package arrived at my doorstep, and after wrestling it out of my grandmother's...”

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1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
Eric
  • Rated 2 stars

“I really enjoyed this book, but it took two sittings to get through the first one hundred pages. Neal is able to simplify some beginning cryptology using real world metaphors, and that was really cool. Worth the challenge of getting through the first portion of the book.”

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  • Rated 4.392749 stars
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Newest Comments

  • Justin

    justin said:

    “It's not all *that* long. And it beats the hell outa "Infinite Jest" or Douglas Hofstadter as far as time investment vs. entertainment. It is a bit "geek fiction."”

    posted Monday, March 31 2008
  • patch406

    patch406 said:

    “Christ I'll have to go to some community college or trade school for 6 or 8 months to be able to get thru this beast. ”

    posted Saturday, December 22 2007
  • Danny D.

    danny d. said:

    “Finish this yet?”

    posted Friday, November 9 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
  • bheffron

    bheffron said:

    “Long read, but great book!!”

    posted Thursday, October 25 2007
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