Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson
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Book Reviews of Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book)
Book Review: Another donation to the library
Summary: 2 Stars
Way too overwritten, with Melville style tangents into things about which nobody cares. Cyberpunk gone bad.Book Review: An amazing, multi-faceted read
Summary: 5 Stars
What an excellent book! I read this several years ago when I was still a high school student; I've read it at least four times since then. Every time I read it, I discover something new. There are a lot of issues approached in this book. It really is a gift that keeps on giving.Book Review: Snow Crash on the Metaverse
Summary: 3 Stars
The Art of Innovation led me to 'Snow Crash'. I started reading it over the weekend and didn't want to put it down. It's very funny. For some reason, I latched onto this book. Maybe it's because it talks about the Metaverse. Recently, I got into Second Life (SL). I need to do a little bit of research to find out which came first. It talks about people building houses in the virtual world. I can see some similarities between the Metav...more The Art of Innovation led me to 'Snow Crash'. I started reading it over the weekend and didn't want to put it down. It's very funny. For some reason, I latched onto this book. Maybe it's because it talks about the Metaverse. Recently, I got into Second Life (SL). I need to do a little bit of research to find out which came first. It talks about people building houses in the virtual world. I can see some similarities between the Metaverse that Neal Stephenson renders and the world of SL. I think this book has influenced a lot of people and companies. For example, the book talks about goggled into the virtual world through the vision apparatus, a goggle. Hm...Google sounds a lot like goggle. Was the book the source?
I'm not a big fan of Sc-fi books, but once in a while a book like 'Snow Crash' proves to be readable. I've try William Gibson's 'Neomancer'. I didn't make the leap into it yet. Maybe it's too far out there for me to grasp. 'Snow Crash' seems very plausible. I remember, in my younger days, buying David Brin's 'Startide Rising' because it had a cool cover of the man and dolphin. Uplift series
Book Review: Great book, fun read
Summary: 5 Stars
Great book, lots of fun to read. Full of humor, cool technology, and interesting characters. I highly suggest reading this book.Book Review: Starts off strange, but really gripping
Summary: 5 Stars
Do we have a Metaverse, with people already online 24/7. Stevenson does a good job at predicting some of things happening now, think Halo3.
I loved this book, if your a computer guy, its a great read.