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Is it really that good? I have been putting that and Permutation City off for quite some time now. Needless to day, I am quite a fan of Neal Stephenson.
by godelmachine 8y ago
Is it really that good?
I have been putting that and Permutation City off for quite some time now.
Needless to day, I am quite a fan of Neal Stephenson.
- onion2k 8y agoIs it really that good? It's exceptional, though I suspect it may be a bit dated now. I was fortunate enough to read it when it came out.
- mikeash 8y agoI re-read it recently. It still holds up fine, but as the technological equivalent of historical fiction now. When it came out, it had a 1940s section built around the tech of the time, and a "modern" section built around "modern" tech. The only real difference is that the later section is now a 1990s section built around 1990s tech.
- jl6 8y agoPermutation City is by Greg Egan. Did you mean to mention Snow Crash? They’re both excellent.