Comments on: Guilty Pleasures:Cryptonomicon

By: Admin

Admin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:58:10 +0000

Thanks. It’s really a fun read, seams and all.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:46:45 +0000

Hadn’t ever heard of this but this is the 2nd mention I’ve seen this week so I guess I’ll have to give it a shot – or at the very least buy it and let it sit on my bookshelf…

thanks
SB

By: admin

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:59:46 +0000

I Think Crypto was meant to be a jokenad wasn’t “well” written. That’s why I consider it a Guilty Pleasure- I’ll be the first to admit the seams show.

I still don’t get The Baroque Cycle though- “Quicksilver” had a self contained main plot and theme- Why add the frame and then carry it over for two (Or three paperback) volumes? Just to go from Belief to Reason to Enlightenment? I don’t think taking it up to the Steam Engine added anything more than just Newton’s story did.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:40:46 +0000

Funny.

This book is the reason I bought Snow Crash and then the first two books of the Baroque Cycle.

I was impressed that such a haphazardly written novel could get published.

I have yet to be able to get past the first few chapters of that Baroque thing though.