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I always thought Cryptonomicon would be the go-to stephenson recommendation for nerds, but I guess it reads very dated now.
by xmonkee 4y ago
I always thought Cryptonomicon would be the go-to stephenson recommendation for nerds, but I guess it reads very dated now.
- hjkl0 4y agoI recently re-read it after reading it for the first time in the early ‘00s. I think it holds up very well, as a testament to the time it was written in. It was also quite prophetic. There was a lot that went over my head back then.
- sn9 4y agoIt's still great. I think Stephenson's one of those authors where it's worth going through his work in order of publication starting with Snow Crash.
- sprkwd 4y agoCan call it historical fiction now.