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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Post author:mikal
Post published:December 3, 2010
Post category:Book

I sympathize with the other LibraryThing reviewer who had trouble finding characters to like in this novel. This book isn't very long, but took me ages to read because the main character is so whiney. The whole story seems to revolve around how he's never happy, and that didn't work for me. I think the underlying ideas are interesting, but I just hated Julius so much that I didn't enjoy the book. There is an interesting reference to Snow Crash on page 97 though. [award: nominee nebula 2004] [isbn: 076530953x]

Snow Crash

Post author:mikal
Post published:November 17, 2010
Post category:Book

I'd read this book before, but a long time ago and I decided it was time for a re-read. Its a good book, although the exposition about Sumerian history feels like a first attempt at the style of exposition used in later books like Quicksilver and I think its not as well done here. The story is pretty good sci-fi, even if the plot feels a little dated today. Overall a good book, but not Stephenson's best. [isbn: 0140232923;0553562614]

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