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Re: Timeline, The Book

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Originally Posted by monsieurcoffee
However, if you want a really good read dealing with history, technology, and the future, read Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. That should be on every FIRST member's reading list, if not already read.
Even though I loved it, Snow Crash was pretty extravagant and cartoonish (it was originally intended to be a graphic novel). Technology-wise, I think it's very interesting to see a vision of the future from the past (approx. 1988-1990), and how Stephenson predicted things would evolve, but I wouldn't say that that's why someone should read the book. It's just good cyberpunk.

I thought Cryptonomicon was better.
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