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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">Stephenson is really uneven. Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle were more fun than not, but Anathem was miserable trash. I own all his novels, but Anathem was bad enough to keep me away from the rest for a long, long time.</DIV></DIV>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif"><A href="mailto:fqmorris@gmail.com">David Morris</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">‎6/‎18/‎2013 1:58 PM</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif"><A href="mailto:montedavis@verizon.net">Monte Davis</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif"><A href="mailto:joe@barrera.org">Joseph S. Barrera III</A>; <A href="mailto:pynchon-l@waste.org">pynchon -l</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">Re: Quite unusual p reference</SPAN><BR><BR></DIV>I can't read Stephenson. His writing is so dull. I couldn't get even 1/2 way through Crypto. Snowcrash was so juvenile, but I did finish it. No more for him for me.<SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR>On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, Monte Davis wrote:<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">I finished Cryptonomicon, but wouldn’t re-read it. In retrospect, it gave me the beginnings of the over-stuffed, under-worked-through feeling I got from Quicksilver.<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext"> <A href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'owner-pynchon-l@waste.org');" target=_blank>owner-pynchon-l@waste.org</A> [mailto:<A href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'owner-pynchon-l@waste.org');" target=_blank>owner-pynchon-l@waste.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joseph S. Barrera III<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:49 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Monte Davis<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'pynchon -l'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Quite unusual p reference<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>On 06/18/2013 08:29 AM, Monte Davis wrote:<U></U><U></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">I liked most of Stephenson’s SF well enough, and was primed to like the Baroque Cycle – I can’t think of anything more Pynchonian in its themes -- but could barely flog myself to the finish of <I>Quicksilver</I>. </SPAN><U></U><U></U></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><BR>But you did make it through Cryptonomicon? I found that immensely fun and have re-read it a few times. I've never felt compelled to re-read Snowcrash.<BR><BR>- Joe<U></U><U></U></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>