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I loved Anathem, one of the few books I can say I absolutely devoured. Reamde on the other hand...

• throw1234651234 6y ago
  Anathem was the last passable novel before Neal Stephenson started writing "stories" around a sci-fi concept, rather than writing stories. A throwback to Zodiac, perhaps. Snow Crash and Diamond Age were his best works.
  • AlisdairO 6y ago
    Diamond age was glorious (although I think possibly Stephenson's worst ratio of beginning:ending quality), but I adore Cryptonomicon.
    • dariusj18 6y ago
      I enjoyed the whole of the Baroque Cycle as well.
    • kadoban 6y ago
      Diamond Age has my favorite concepts of any of his books, but the plot is pretty forgettable to me. Like I can't even remember most of it and I've probably read that book 5 times. The characters are fairly weak as well.
  • Icathian 6y ago
    I tried several times but could never get through Diamond Age. Snow Crash is one of my all time favorites and Zodiac was stellar, but that one just never clicked for me.
• LargeWu 6y ago
  I liked Reamde, but it's an atypical Stephenson book. Full of action, fast paced, pretty short on exposition, although there are some diversions about handguns and intercontinental aviation navigation.