A favorite of mine as well; I think theres a Shaftoe in a lot of us. For the uninitiated, it took me about 48 hours of reading to get through. The depth of Step

A favorite of mine as well; I think theres a Shaftoe in a lot of us. For the uninitiated, it took me about 48 hours of reading to get through. The depth of Stephenson's side-stories and historic background are as captivating as they are numerous, to me it is emblematic of his writing style.