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Summary: The best Sci-Fi Book (Period)
Review: Snow Crash is simply the best Science Fiction book I have ever read. It is even better then Stranger in a Strangeland. Nuff said.
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Summary: Two words: Over Rated
Review: Comic book cyberpunk. I didn't care about the characters and thought some of the good 'uns were soul-less. Also, there is a strong anti-American, anti-capitalist vibe to this book. There is a character in the story who is "Bill Gates-level wealthy" yet who has given the world nothing useful. Well, 'the rich' DO provide useful goods and services, thus they have wealth. One positive note: very well done Sumerian mythology blend with plotline.
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Summary: Excellent and original
Review: My suggestion is: read the first 20 pages. If you can put the book down at that point, do it - but I'll bet you can't.Snow Crash is an ultra-fast paced journey into the day after tomorrow that includes everything from acient Sumerians to the Metaverse (an extension of the internet) to a pizza delivery guy who carries Samurai swords and a canoe-paddling assasin whose blades are a molecule thick. His characters jump out of the pages, and his view of the not-so-distant future is startling and impressive. Stephenson's storytelling style fits the motif perfectly - hip, modern, and told entirely in present tense in something almost reminiscent of modernist stream-of-consciousness writers. This is the book you'll be telling your friends about.
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Summary: Fast Moving, That's for sure
Review: Long before "The Matrix" Mr. Stephenson wrote Snow Crash. It's fast-paced, hilarious, and well researched. Tying in all the various sciences, religions and philosophies was a stretch, but hey this is science fiction. He did it well. The characters made me laugh-- they are definitely memorable. I can't wait to read more of Mr. Stephenson's works.
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Summary: Too cartoonish¿
Review: Fun setting, but not much of a plot. The Sumerian undercurrents drag the action to a stop. But when there is action, it's full steam ahead, in the most implausible ways. For better cyberpunk, read William Gibson.
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Summary: THE Cyberpunk Book
Review: Snow Crash is a phenomenal book with crazy action, a greatstoryline, and superb characters. From the first page, NealStephenson pulls the reader into the story of our hero, HiroProtagonist (get it?) By page five, you're hooked, and good luck getting some sleep before the story is over. The characters in Snow Crash, while a bit over the top, are fantastic. Hiro is a computer hacker who has a side job working for the mob. Y. T. is Hiro's buddy, a skater kid with an attitude. We also get appearances by Uncle Enzo (the current mob don), a biker that has a nuke for a sidecar, and even the President of the United States. The plot trucks right along from the beginning, making you ask questions and guess what's really going on all the way through. It reads something like an episode of The X-Files mixed with Neuromancer, with just a bit of a Jackie Chan movie thrown in for good measure. To say more would be to give it away, so just trust me: it's cool. I've loaned this book out to several friends, and even my punky kid brother, who never reads, loved it. If you enjoy sci-fi, read it. If you like action, read it. If you like conspiracy books, read it. If you like cyberpunk, definitely read it.
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Summary: The Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi of Snow Crash
Review: Snow Crash is, hands down, one of the most mind-blowing sciencefiction and cyberpunk books of all time. As much as I appreciateNeuromancer, Snow Crash is 100 times more engrossing. I discovered it from reading an excerpt of the beginning in my Creative Writing class in college. I began reading about the deliverator, under the impression he was some kind of high-tech assassin, and was surprised by finding out he was a pizza delivery man. When I found the book in a local bookstore, I couldn't resist buying it. And it was worth every penny. It is one of the few books I can read over and over and, even though I know the ending, it is still suspensful. Even after the third and forth time of reading it, I still couldn't put it down. What I appreciated most about the book is, unlike the other cyberpunk guru's, Stephenson writes as if he himself is a product of the society he's portraying. The metaphors used in the book are hilariously sarcastic, a tone you would probably find in his near-future America. And the plotline is one of the most original I've ever seen. Who would have though to interpret ancient Sumerians as biological robots! Not only the plot but the background itself of future America makes you think about today's society, which is the entire purpose of Sci-Fi. The Metaverse, a cross between the internet and virtual reality, which may be the future of computer tech and the world wide web (by the way, the book was written before the average american knew of the internet), the possibilities of the biological effect from computers, and an interesting look of our future from common trends. I would suggest any and all people interested in Sci-Fi to read this book. You won't regret it.
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Summary: Outrageous, insane, and a lot of fun
Review: You have to admire a writer who has the guts to name his hero/protagonist "Hiro Protagonist." What seperates this book from the rest of the cyberschlock that litters bookstore shelves is an incredibly skewed sense of future Americana (pizza delivery is free if it doesn't make it in 30 minutes or less, complete with an apology from the Mafia Godfather, and the, um, termination of the hapless delivery boy), combined with some very heavy philosophy and ancient history. This book has scope, with nothing less at stake than the battle for control of the thoughts and actions of the future's cyberspace residents!
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Summary: As good as it gets!
Review: Brilliant! Neal Stephenson pulls out all the stops in this one. Everything present in Snow Crash, from the plot to the metaverse, is fascinating. Unlike the equally brilliant Neuromancer, Snow Crash has a positive upbeat feal and a, dare I say, happy ending. In my mind, Stephenson is clearly the next great cyberpunk writer(Gibson being the first).
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Summary: Awesome
Review: I really enjoyed this book alot. I actually wound up reading it twice. I cannot understand for the life of me why Neal's books are usually put in the Science Fiction catagory. It is just pure enjoyment if you ask me. All of Neal's books are well written and enjoyable to read.
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