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Cryptonomicon is possibly my favorite novel ever, but its very different from snow crash. Topics about this book topics that mention this book. Support epubbooks by making a small paypal donation purchase. Jan 17, 2017 snow crash was written for philosophers and technocrats thinkers who enjoy the underlying nuances of a book written to engage the mind far beyond the surface message of the plot. Snow crash is funny, witty and highly intelligent reading. In reality, hiro protagonist delivers pizza for uncle enzos cosonostra pizza inc. A hes also a brilliant hacker and swordwielding genius, but his playspoorlywithothers personality means he needs a day job.
Stephenson explained the title of the novel in his 1999 essay in the. So ive gotten the green light from my therapist to revisit the jon snow scene from mothers mercy, the last episode of season 5 of game of thrones. He is also a very well known artist of the speculative fiction as well, which makes his work more and more interesting. New from new york times bestselling author ginger zee. Neal stephenson author neal stephenson issues from a clan of rootless, itinerant hardscience and engineering professors mostly pac10, big 10, and big 8 with the occasional wild strain of ivy.
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