![]() (.) (I)ts control of set-pieces is assured - Stephenson is capable of making a U-boat firefight and a scrolling screen appear equally visceral. "Where Cryptonomicon works resoundingly well is in providing us with a revealing and highly entertaining hacker anthropology. ![]() Behind the pixilated swagger of Stephenson's prose, you catch frequent glimpses of the genuinely first-rate novel this might have been." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times Book Review "A yea-saying comic book for the next millennium, Cryptonomicon is as fascinating, and as frustrating, as a string of partly decrypted code."It's an engrossing look at the way the flow of information shapes history-as well as a rare glimpse into the soul of the hardcore geek." - Lev Grossman, Entertainment Weekly.Minor quibbles about it being an uneven (and unwieldy) book, some disappointment regarding the ending, but otherwise fairly enthusiastic in their praise. General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorĪ- : a big, broad, ambitious, well-told entertainment ![]() Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]()
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