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Snowcrash did not age well, in my opinion. I remember it fondly, and it was cool when it came out ... but Neal Stephenson is a great concept artist, but a terr
by TheMagicHorsey 9y ago
Snowcrash did not age well, in my opinion. I remember it fondly, and it was cool when it came out ... but Neal Stephenson is a great concept artist, but a terrible writer.
Diamond Age is so much better.
- Sangermaine 9y agoI think the issue is that most people, especially people reading it today, read it out of context. Most people approach it as a work on its own, and so it can appear odd. What you need to keep in mind is that it's a parody of cyberpunk tropes, as the genre had congealed and become stale by the early 90s and Snow Crash pokes fun at what it became.