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(Msg. 46) Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:36 am
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Derek Broughton wrote:
> Towse wrote:
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>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>> Bluuuue Rajah wrote:
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>>>> mstemper RemoveThis @walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper) wrote in
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>>>>> Just out of curiousity, have you read Stephenson's _Cryptonomicon_?
>>>> Is it any good?
>>>
>>> Some. Not his best.
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>> Won a Hugo for Best Novel in 2000, so it's probably worth looking into.
>> Amazon has the "first pages" available.
>>
>> Which of Stephenson's is "his best" do you think?
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> /Snow Crash/ without a shadow of a doubt. One of the best science fiction
> novels _ever_ written. I was probably a little too terse
> about /Cryptonomicon/ - it's very good (and I do read _all_ of
> Stephenson's books), but he's suffering from the same problem being
> ascribed to Asimov elsewhere in one or more of these groups at this time -
> he wants to tie all the novels into one continuum.
>
> And for James, /Snow Crash/ is a mere 440 pages in the edition my library
> has 
FWIW, I'm about a third of the way through The Baroque Cycle and liking it
more than Cryptonomicon (which I did enjoy). But then, I'm and
early-modernist both by training and by inclination.
Of course, it's not science fiction in any sense at all, except for possibly
being shelved that way in the bookstores.
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(Msg. 47) Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:25 am
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Roland Hutchinson writes:
> Derek Broughton wrote:
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>> Towse wrote:
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>>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>>> Bluuuue Rajah wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> mstemper DeleteThis @walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper) wrote in
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>>>>>
>>>>>> Just out of curiousity, have you read Stephenson's _Cryptonomicon_?
>>>>> Is it any good?
>>>>
>>>> Some. Not his best.
>>>
>>> Won a Hugo for Best Novel in 2000, so it's probably worth looking into.
>>> Amazon has the "first pages" available.
>>>
>>> Which of Stephenson's is "his best" do you think?
>>
>> /Snow Crash/ without a shadow of a doubt. One of the best science fiction
>> novels _ever_ written. I was probably a little too terse
>> about /Cryptonomicon/ - it's very good (and I do read _all_ of
>> Stephenson's books), but he's suffering from the same problem being
>> ascribed to Asimov elsewhere in one or more of these groups at this time -
>> he wants to tie all the novels into one continuum.
>>
>> And for James, /Snow Crash/ is a mere 440 pages in the edition my library
>> has
>
> FWIW, I'm about a third of the way through The Baroque Cycle and liking it
> more than Cryptonomicon (which I did enjoy). But then, I'm and
> early-modernist both by training and by inclination.
>
> Of course, it's not science fiction in any sense at all, except for possibly
> being shelved that way in the bookstores.
I'm in an awkward position with the Baroque Cycle, having put down
Quicksilver about half way through for too long. At the moment I can't
remember enough to carry on reading it, and have not forgotten enough to
want to start at the beginning again. I think I need to let it fade for
another year or so before trying again.
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(Msg. 48) Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:36 am
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Nick wrote:
> Roland Hutchinson writes:
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>> Derek Broughton wrote:
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>>> Towse wrote:
>>>
>>>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>>>> Bluuuue Rajah wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> mstemper.TakeThisOut@walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper) wrote in
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>>>>>>> Just out of curiousity, have you read Stephenson's _Cryptonomicon_?
>>>>>> Is it any good?
>>>>>
>>>>> Some. Not his best.
>>>>
>>>> Won a Hugo for Best Novel in 2000, so it's probably worth looking into.
>>>> Amazon has the "first pages" available.
>>>>
>>>> Which of Stephenson's is "his best" do you think?
>>>
>>> /Snow Crash/ without a shadow of a doubt. One of the best science
>>> fiction
>>> novels _ever_ written. I was probably a little too terse
>>> about /Cryptonomicon/ - it's very good (and I do read _all_ of
>>> Stephenson's books), but he's suffering from the same problem being
>>> ascribed to Asimov elsewhere in one or more of these groups at this time
>>> - he wants to tie all the novels into one continuum.
>>>
>>> And for James, /Snow Crash/ is a mere 440 pages in the edition my
>>> library has
>>
>> FWIW, I'm about a third of the way through The Baroque Cycle and liking
>> it
>> more than Cryptonomicon (which I did enjoy). But then, I'm and
>> early-modernist both by training and by inclination.
>>
>> Of course, it's not science fiction in any sense at all, except for
>> possibly being shelved that way in the bookstores.
>
> I'm in an awkward position with the Baroque Cycle, having put down
> Quicksilver about half way through for too long. At the moment I can't
> remember enough to carry on reading it, and have not forgotten enough to
> want to start at the beginning again. I think I need to let it fade for
> another year or so before trying again.
To confess the absolute truth of the matter, I'm going to find myself in
something like that position if I don't get back to it soon.
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Roland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food.
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(Msg. 49) Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:35 am
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Roland Hutchinson wrote:
> Of course, it's not science fiction in any sense at all, except for possibly
> being shelved that way in the bookstores.
There is no fiction in science. We have sent our agents disguised as your
preachers to prevententent you from acheiving full psychokarmic consciousness
before we arrived to harharharvest you.
--
We are the Borg.
You will be assumu-- You will be assimulgated-- You will be assalat--
You will be assaulted-- You will be assimigummy-- You will be assimublated--
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(Msg. 50) Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:07 pm
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Six of Nine or Half-dozen of the Other of the Borg wrote:
> In article ,
> Roland Hutchinson wrote:
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>> Of course, it's not science fiction in any sense at all, except for
>> possibly being shelved that way in the bookstores.
>
> There is no fiction in science. We have sent our agents disguised as your
> preachers to prevententent you from acheiving full psychokarmic
> consciousness before we arrived to harharharvest you.
I just hate when that happens.
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(Msg. 51) Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:07 pm
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In article ,
Roland Hutchinson wrote:
> Six of Nine or Half-dozen of the Other of the Borg wrote:
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> > In article ,
> > Roland Hutchinson wrote:
> >
> >> Of course, it's not science fiction in any sense at all, except for
> >> possibly being shelved that way in the bookstores.
> >
> > There is no fiction in science. We have sent our agents disguised as your
> > preachers to prevententent you from acheiving full psychokarmic
> > consciousness before we arrived to harharharvest you.
>
> I just hate when that happens.
Our conflicker c virus will synchronise your computers and emitmitmit a
coordinated pulse that will shift the magnetic poles. That will create the
wormhole that will allow our lawnmowers of death to enter earth orbit. Prepare
to bebebe harvested.
--
We are the Borg.
You will be assumu-- You will be assimulgated-- You will be assalat--
You will be assaulted-- You will be assimigummy-- You will be assimublated--
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(Msg. 52) Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:18 am
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On 31 Mar, 10:34, Mike Mooney wrote:
> On 31 Mar, 03:14, Mike Ash wrote:
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> > In article ,
> > Derek Broughton wrote:
>
> > > Towse wrote:
>
> > > > Derek Broughton wrote:
> > > >> Bluuuue Rajah wrote:
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> > > >>> mstem... RemoveThis @walkabout.empros.com (Michael Stemper) wrote in
> > > >>>
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> > > >>>> Just out of curiousity, have you read Stephenson's _Cryptonomicon_?
> > > >>> Is it any good?
>
> > > >> Some. Not his best.
>
> > > > Won a Hugo for Best Novel in 2000, so it's probably worth looking into.
> > > > Amazon has the "first pages" available.
>
> > > > Which of Stephenson's is "his best" do you think?
>
> > > /Snow Crash/ without a shadow of a doubt. One of the best science fiction
> > > novels _ever_ written. I was probably a little too terse
> > > about /Cryptonomicon/ - it's very good (and I do read _all_ of Stephenson's
> > > books), but he's suffering from the same problem being ascribed to Asimov
> > > elsewhere in one or more of these groups at this time - he wants to tie all
> > > the novels into one continuum.
>
> > > And for James, /Snow Crash/ is a mere 440 pages in the edition my library
> > > has
>
> > I must disagree here. My favorite of his is _The Diamond Age_, with
> > _Cryptonomicon_ as a close second. _Snow Crash_ is good, but reading it
> > after I had already read the other two, I found it to be a little too
> > raw and over the top by comparison.
>
> > Stephenson's attempts to tie everything into one continuum doesn't
> > bother me with respect to _Cryptonomicon_ because I absolutely hate the
> > follow-on books he wrote and don't really pay attention to what they
> > say. Absent them, the rest stand alone.
>
> My mileage varies considerably. I loved Cryptonomicon, and loved even
> more the wonderful Baroque Cycle that followed/preceded it - one of
> the few trilogies I would consider re-reading. Anathem was a bit heavy
> going, mind.
>
> Never read Diamond Age/Snow Crash/Zodiac - must get around to them
> soon.
>
Update: as a direct result of reading this thread I have just
purchased "Snow Crash". I've read the first chapter and it looks very
promising indeed, if nothing like his more recent work.
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(Msg. 53) Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:09 am
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Six of Nine or Half-dozen of the Other of the Borg said:
> Our conflicker c virus will synchronise your computers and
> emitmitmit a coordinated pulse that will shift the magnetic
> poles. That will create the wormhole that will allow our
> lawnmowers of death to enter earth orbit. Prepare to bebebe
> harvested.
You, um, you _do_ realize that your plan relies upon flawless
execution from millions of computers that all run under *Windows*,
right?
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(Msg. 54) Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:25 am
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