Agreed. I recall being annoyed at having to read 3 pages of some guy eating Captain Crunch in Cryptonomicron. You could tell Stephenson was particularly enamore

Agreed. I recall being annoyed at having to read 3 pages of some guy eating Captain Crunch in Cryptonomicron. You could tell Stephenson was particularly enamored with his own writing style - to the point that reading some of his passages is like watching him jerk off.