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Title: unbelievably good book
Review: As a writer, there are very few books that awe me. Cryptonomicon is one of those few. I've been pushing this book on everyone I know. I knew Stephenson was a good writer from reading Snow Crash, but I never would have guessed the depth of his genius until Cryptonomicon. In many ways, this book reminds me of another novel that awed me -- Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Perhaps it's the surreal WWII setting. More likely it's the amazing genius evidenced by both books.So what's the downside of reading this book? Well, if you're a writer, you'll come out of it convinced you should just give up and leave the novel writing to Stephenson, because you just KNOW there's no way you'll ever write anything near as good. Neal Stephenson, you've just made your way onto my Top Ten People I Want to Meet list. I can't imagine the fascinating conversations you could get into with this guy! Amazing writer, amazing book!
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