I've read all, and Anathem and the Diamond Age remain favorites. They had clearer direction than Cryptonomicon to my mind, which meanders a tad more. I recall a

I've read all, and Anathem and the Diamond Age remain favorites. They had clearer direction than Cryptonomicon to my mind, which meanders a tad more. I recall a chapter with characters reading a memo/email from a guy explaining his stockings fetishism.