indyz 1 #1 October 8, 2003 Neal Stephenson's new book is out. I've been waiting for this for literally years, and I missed it? Damn, I feel stupid. (PS: This is official encouragement to go get some Neal Stephenson books if you haven't already. It's good stuff.) -- B Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bendywendy 0 #2 October 8, 2003 Am I admitting to being very uncool if I don't know who this author is or what the book is about?? Give us a little background info here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #3 October 8, 2003 Is there a crappy movie that only somewhat sorta kinda semi tells the story???........sry....my attn span is 3 hours max....books far exceed that.....who are you...and why am I here?....Dr Suess books rock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #4 October 8, 2003 QuoteGive us a little background info here. His novel Snow Crash (lifted from Amazon): "From the opening line of his breakthrough cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson plunges the reader into a not-too-distant future. It is a world where the Mafia controls pizza delivery, the United States exists as a patchwork of corporate-franchise city-states, and the Internet--incarnate as the Metaverse--looks something like last year's hype would lead you to believe it should. Enter Hiro Protagonist--hacker, samurai swordsman, and pizza-delivery driver. When his best friend fries his brain on a new designer drug called Snow Crash and his beautiful, brainy ex-girlfriend asks for his help, what's a guy with a name like that to do? He rushes to the rescue. A breakneck-paced 21st-century novel, Snow Crash interweaves everything from Sumerian myth to visions of a postmodern civilization on the brink of collapse. Faster than the speed of television and a whole lot more fun, Snow Crash is the portrayal of a future that is bizarre enough to be plausible." Snow Crash is one of my favorite novels. It's 11 years old now, but unlike a lot of other "day after tommorrow" sci-fi, it doesn't feel dated at all. I would also recommend his novel Cryptonomicon. It is very different, and probably has a broader appeal. Amazon has a good review of it as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #5 October 8, 2003 how? hmmmm.... married to the pipe? analcranial displasia? no excuses biotch! gimme yo damn digerati membership card.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
