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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just finished Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Great book, that not only coined terms like "avatar" and "metaverse" (for better or worse), but is also really well written. It somehow manages to find a tone that is consistent for the dystopian worldbuilding, the silly and self-aware things that happen in the world, and the philosophical aspect dealing with culture, religion and free will. Highly recommend!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And I'm currently reading his newest novel, Termination Shock. Quite different, but still has that Stephenson sense of world building that I love.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This was the first book of him I read, but I will definitely check out his other works if they're all like this!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everyone goes on about how important this book is, but I got barely 1/3 if the way through and bounced off it hard.

Horses for courses I guess.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think it laid a lot of groundwork for books that came later. But as you said, not every book is for everybody.