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That explains a lot about my impressions of Snow Crash specifically. I felt that Stephenson wasn't being serious with his writing (contrast to, say, William Gib
by asteli 8y ago
That explains a lot about my impressions of Snow Crash specifically. I felt that Stephenson wasn't being serious with his writing (contrast to, say, William Gibson's original treatment of cyberpunk). A bit toward the Terry Pratchett side of the writing spectrum.
I found it to be a slight turn-off, but if what you say is true, I'm more inclined to give Stephenson's other work more attention.
- hinkley 8y agoI wonder how that lines up with people who hate the first chapter and think it’s a nonsequitur versus people who enjoy it for its absurdity, versus people who think it is perfectly in keeping with the rest of the book. Is it Gene Wilder doing a front flip in his first scene in Willie Wonka so you never quite trust him again?
- Avshalom 8y ago>> Gene Wilder doing a front flip in his first scene in Willie Wonka so you never quite trust him again? ... ... Oh SHIT.
- hinkley 8y agoYou are one of today’s 10,000. Go read up on Gene Wilder and all the feedback he gave for WW. That scene was his idea. He got into that role like Daniel Day Lewis or Viggo Mortensen.