Friday, May 23, 2025

Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson

Harper Perennial, 2000, 918 pages
Original copyright 1999
ISBN: 978-0-380-78862-0
Read: June-July 2024, age 46
 
I had fun, there were lots of interesting bits, but I'm not sure that I really cared about the overall story.  The stuff adjacent to the main plot was really good, though, and it was low-key hilarious.
 
It felt like the overall book was less than the sum of its parts.  It just didn't quite work.  
 
I really would have liked date/location stamps on the chapters - I spent more time than I would like orienting myself in every chapter.
 
Rating: 3+

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