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That's absolutely true. I remember the first 100 pages of 'Cryptonomicon'. I was just trying to make sense of that blabber I wasn't used to. Since English is no
by atmosx 12y ago
That's absolutely true. I remember the first 100 pages of 'Cryptonomicon'. I was just trying to make sense of that blabber I wasn't used to. Since English is not my mother-tongue, I had to use the Kindle to search through the dictionary all too often, otherwise it was impossible to follow. After a 250 pages, I was familiar with most words, even saw some patterns emerging. The novel became increasingly more and more interesting as the pages flew by.
- justinkramp 12y agoI recently started re-reading 'Cryptonomicon' and just finished the first 100 pages. There's an awful lot of setup and flipping between characters but right around this point the stories stop weaving about and begin to demonstrate a determined path. Without those first 100 pages you'd lose a lot of backstory that ends up being pretty interesting as you learn the characters, but I agree it is difficult to follow.