Neal Stephenson
Kindle Edition | Pages: 559 pages Rating: 4.03 | 224660 Users | 8762 Reviews
Present Based On Books Snow Crash
| Title | : | Snow Crash |
| Author | : | Neal Stephenson |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 559 pages |
| Published | : | August 26th 2003 by Spectra (first published June 1992) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Animals. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography. Classics |
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In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous… you'll recognize it immediately.Declare Books Supposing Snow Crash
| Original Title: | Snow Crash ASIN B000FBJCJE |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Hiro Protagonist, Y.T., Da5id Meier, Juanita Marquez, Dr. Emanuel Lagos, Uncle Enzo, L. Bob Rife, Dmitri "Raven" Ravinoff |
| Setting: | United States of America |
| Literary Awards: | Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (1994), British Science Fiction Association Award Nominee (1993), Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Roman étranger (1997), Prometheus Award Nominee for Best Novel (1993), Washington State Book Award (1993) Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Foreign Novel (1999) |
Rating Based On Books Snow Crash
Ratings: 4.03 From 224660 Users | 8762 ReviewsNotice Based On Books Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson's characters and I seem share quite a few interests (some of which are, admittedly, not for everybody). Though Snow Crash seems to be Stephenson's most popular book, I wouldn't give it the kind of universal recommendation status merited by the likes of Zodiac . However, I think it would appeal to a broader audience than say, Cryptonomicon , or Reamde (only in part due to the fact that those two each clock in at over 1,000 pages). So, let's get that snow crashing!This book is awful. Never ever read it. It's mastubatory shit written by a self-absorbed pseudo academic with a lolita syndrome or ephebophilia. I can't really decide which. Read Neuromancer instead.
My Neal Stephenson reading has been all backwards. The first one I read was Cryptonomicon, then the Baroque Cycle and then Anathem. So going back to one of his earlier and 'simpler' novels seemed like it'd be a breeze after having to practically learn a fictional language to finish Anathem.While Snow Crash may have some more familiar sci-fi tropes (hackers, skateboarders and virtual reality are now almost stereotypes although I'm sure it seemed fresh in '92 when this was written), it still has
I can only see this book as a score of missed opportunities.I loved the first few chapters - the quick dive into an absurd dystopian world where delivering pizzas becomes a matter of life and death is particularly brilliant. The book is let down by its poor plot - on a par with a bad James Bond movie - two questionable scenes (in my mind), and a particularly unbelievable resolution of the 'snow crash' mystery. Basically, it all came apart in the second part of the book which also sports a rushed
Cyberpunks next generation pretty much began here. Written by someone who -unlike William Gibson- actually knows computers, this anime in novel form is one of those rare SF books that is read by many non-SF readers. On a personal note, this is probably the only book Ill ever read whose main character is half black and half Japanese, just like me! When I first read it, I was working at a pizza place, just like the protagonist, and I actually got fired around the same time I got to the point of
The review is updated on 28.02.2017I usually give a very brief description of the plot in the beginning of my reviews. In this case I found it to be very difficult to do as it will have to be very vague or contain huge spoilers. Think of this book as a grandfather of The Matrix movie. The near future is a libertarian paradise: the government intervention is practically non-existent; the law enforcement agencies are private and competing with each other. Enter Hiro Protagonist (yes, this is his
Juvenile nerd power fantasy in a nutshellI'm a big fanboy of the cyberpunk genre. I should have liked this book. Instead, I can honestly say that hate this book-- and I also feel bad saying that about someone's work, because it's almost like saying you hate someone's baby. Maybe it was all the hype I was exposed to before reading it,but I just could not shake a deep feeling of annoyance throughout 90% of this book. I found myself rolling my eyes a lot. And when I wasn't doing that, I was asking
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