tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571197992337228005.post5491966587667326202..comments2023-08-18T05:36:16.586-07:00Comments on m huw evans — editor — writer — reader: A datum from Neal StephensonM. Huw Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15608919632549675452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571197992337228005.post-50036965498513648402010-06-19T10:31:24.689-07:002010-06-19T10:31:24.689-07:00No, I haven't read anything else by NS yet, bu...No, I haven't read anything else by NS yet, but <i>Cryptonomicon</i> is very close to the top of my to-read stack. It's been highly recommended to me by many people, and given your interest in computer/information science, I think you'd probably enjoy it greatly.M. Huw Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608919632549675452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571197992337228005.post-87545146316729426262010-06-19T09:28:39.167-07:002010-06-19T09:28:39.167-07:00Finished Anathem last night (more like this mornin...Finished <i>Anathem</i> last night (more like this morning), and thoroughly enjoyed it. Another top notch recommendation, Ilorien. You are right, the scientific and philosophical discussions were an integral part of the whole experience and made the book what it was. I've not read anything else by Neal Stephenson. Have you, and if so, anything that you recommend?<br /><br />Haven't read <i>Baudolino</i> yet, but since you recommend it, I've added to my list of possible reads.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10035688279627905866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571197992337228005.post-55465039322507578782010-06-12T07:17:21.131-07:002010-06-12T07:17:21.131-07:00Yeah, tNotR was certainly long-winded. I enjoyed ...Yeah, <i>tNotR</i> was certainly long-winded. I enjoyed it immensely, but I pretty much did nothing but read for 2 days straight when I was reading it, so even all the wandering historical asides didn't bother me much. As for <i>tIotDB</i>, there were parts of that book that I absolutely loved, but I felt that the overall narrative was weaker than some of the others. Have you read <i>Baudolino</i> yet? I think it may be his best novel. <br /><br />In any case, I don't think you'll find <i>Anathem</i> in any way slow or tedious. It flows splendidly, and I thought that all of the scientific and philosophical discussions along the way drove the story forward rather than detracting (or distracting) from it.M. Huw Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608919632549675452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571197992337228005.post-36985072977282505492010-06-12T07:04:05.822-07:002010-06-12T07:04:05.822-07:00Received my copy of Anathem from Amazon a couple d...Received my copy of <i>Anathem</i> from Amazon a couple days ago, and just started reading it last night. I'll let you know if I like it.<br /><br />If I recall correctly, I would have enjoyed <i>The Name of the Rose</i> more if Umberto Echo had told the story in about a half or third the length (that goes for <i>The Island of the Day Before</i> even more so).Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10035688279627905866noreply@blogger.com