Maybe it's because I read Singh's excellent "the code book" right before "Cryptonomicon" - but I found it a mediocre, overly long and contrived take on similar

Maybe it's because I read Singh's excellent "the code book" right before "Cryptonomicon" - but I found it a mediocre, overly long and contrived take on similar concept/material. I thought "Snow Crash" was fun, and "Diamond Age" is one of my favorite books - although - come to think of it - it's probably about time I read it again...