• SoLongThx4TheFish@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    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!

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      1 year ago

      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.

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      1 year ago

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