Snow Crash

MartyGee recommended this 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Great book! Changes the way you look at the internet

myboeer recommended this 1 year, 2 months ago

its so funny. even today a really good sci-fi read.

eliort recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

With high speed motorbike chases, computer viruses, sword fights, AND in-depth analysis into Babylonian mythology, how could you not read this?

robertspeer recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

great book about virtual worlds intersecting with our own

gabriel-rein recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

A fantastic book for the modern age.

achompas recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Unravels about two-thirds in, and the ending is disappointing, but Stephenson's take on the future of the Internet (think: World of Warcraft plus coolness and minus the tedium) is worth reading.

stephanie4terry recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

One of my all-time favorite books. I think I've purchased and given away about 20 copies of it. If you haven't read it yet, give it a try! It's like a long amusement park ride.

phirefly recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

One of my favorite books. Got my brain churning. Love the correlation between language and code. Worth reading and rereading.

cawalch recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Great cyberpunk novel

amandapickering recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

I read this so fast. Engaging and detailed. Recommended for anyone looking to start reading SF.

kirascurro recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

such a wonderful book! why don't they make this into a movie? i hear stephenson's new one is his closest to this theme...

mattspitz recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

It's a classic sci-fi disaster-in-the-dystopian-future book. Having written the book in 1992, Stephenson eerily predicts a number of 21st-century technologies in surprising detail. I also really enjoyed the story's ties to ancient Sumerian mythology.

ondigo recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

This book pre-dated the Web as we know it, and particularly such things as Second Life. Yet the world Stephenson creates not only predicted such things but makes them still seem fresh and fun. The characters are a hoot, and the world he paints is a little dystopian but not depressing; it is even a little inviting. (If that sounds odd to you, read the book. You'll see what I mean.)

earlswynn recommended this 2 years ago

Definitely a pillar of the Cyberpunk genre. Awesome read!

aableson recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

One of Neal Stephenson's best. A must-read classic for anyone who enjoys cyberpunk.

yobhguod recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

Because a book that adds swords, computers, and a Gatling gun to an adventure involving an exploration on language and its purpose a top the greater topic of the origin of mankind all while being chased by a scary guy who no doubt looks like Danny Trejo and the Mafia, is a book that must be recommended to everyone.

jon recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

My first Neal Stephenson novel and one I won't soon forget. He is so skilled at using scientific details and blending it with a wry pop culture awareness to create futuristic worlds that show our present society in some mutated form. The book is fun and engaging even if you're not a sci-fi fan.

lynnschroeder recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

A great entry into the cyberpunk genre, you'll have trouble setting this book down once you being reading the first chapter. The protagonist's name is Hiro Protagonist and in addition to being a talented programmer, he's the worlds best sword fighter. Fun fact: this book inspired both Second Life and Google Earth. bit.ly/h3jLf7

wishanem recommended this 2 years, 5 months ago

A literary science fiction novel with a clear and well-rounded cyberpunk setting as has ever been thought.
Cons: The anthropological and archaeological elements of the story are often dry and don't work perfectly with the rest of the setting.