Cryptonomicon

[Chris Abraham]

Hi, my name is Chris and I have been a fan since 1990 when I took a course
on post-war writers at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Before that,
I had never heard of him. I had actually been a member of this list about 10
years ago, but fell off. Is there an archive that goes that far back?  I
would love to see.

I read Snowcrash. It is an amazingly influencial book. But it is so poorly
written than when I read Cryptonomicon, I was astounded by its brilliance.
As a book it won't find immortality; only enough, Snowcrash will. I don't
think Cryptonomicon is a worthy comparison to Pynchon, but I think that
Infinite Jest is.

What say you?


On 1/4/07, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I couldn't get even half-way through Cryptonomicon because the writing
> was so pedestrian that it was almost painful.
>
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Chris Abraham cja at well.com +1 (202) 352-5051
http://www.chrisabraham.com
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