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Also a big sci-fi reader. I think I lasted about 20 pages in snowcrash, something about pizza delivery or something, it was so silly it left me confused. It rea
by lz400 2y ago
Also a big sci-fi reader. I think I lasted about 20 pages in snowcrash, something about pizza delivery or something, it was so silly it left me confused. It really soured me on trying to approach anything else by Stephenson.
- sailfast 2y agoYou're really missing out. Hiro Protagonist is a great character, and the idea of modern capitalism (Pizza delivery chains) combined with the yakuza underworld makes for some excellent cyberpunk imaginings.
- Ono-Sendai 2y agoThe initial pizza delivery segment is kind of a humorous prelude. The tone of the book changes a fair bit after that.
- d13 2y agoI had the same experience. It was absolutely juvenile; the writing style was that of precocious 7th grade student.
- slothtrop 2y agoIt's an early novel and sillier than the ones that follow. Among my least favorites, but I can appreciate it for what it is.