Cryptonomicon

[kelber at mindspring.com]

I'm about a third of the way through Stephenson' Cryptonomicon.  At first, it felt like a blatant rip-off of (homage to?) V and GR: Navy guys, WWII, math equations inserted into the text, etc.  But at this point, it's clear that S is no P.  The book contains three very linear stories intertwined in very obvious ways.  Of course, I'll have to reserve judgment until I've actually finished.  It's very funny, though, and I'm enjoying it.

One question: references to zeta functions keep cropping up.  Is P returning the homage in ATD?

Laura