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by xmonkee 1242 days ago
I always thought Cryptonomicon would be the go-to stephenson recommendation for nerds, but I guess it reads very dated now.
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I recently re-read it after reading it for the first time in the early ‘00s.

I think it holds up very well, as a testament to the time it was written in. It was also quite prophetic. There was a lot that went over my head back then.

It's still great.

I think Stephenson's one of those authors where it's worth going through his work in order of publication starting with Snow Crash.

Can call it historical fiction now.