Spoilers for a few characters, btw - he mentions a few chapters he's written for the next book and who they belong to. (So you know those three live to suffer another day.)
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Jessica - Jun 28, 2010 7:39:35 am PDT #11611 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
sumi - Jun 28, 2010 7:40:12 am PDT #11612 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, but not too spoilery. I'm just happy that he seems to be making progress.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2010 7:43:08 am PDT #11613 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I want to smack all the people in comments who are saying "Take your time! I can wait!"
Not that I'd prefer they were badgering him to write faster but OH MY GOD IT HAS BEEN ALMOST SIX YEARS. FINISH THE FUCKING BOOK.
sumi - Jun 28, 2010 7:52:54 am PDT #11614 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Yes.
Steph L. - Jun 28, 2010 8:11:11 am PDT #11615 of 28343
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
If I were going to take a Neal Stephenson book to the beach (NOT ANATHEM), what should it be? (Anathem is the only one I've read, so everything is open.)
Tom Scola - Jun 28, 2010 8:12:22 am PDT #11616 of 28343
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Diamond Age
Jessica - Jun 28, 2010 8:21:22 am PDT #11617 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Snow Crash
DavidS - Jun 28, 2010 8:27:00 am PDT #11618 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'd say Snow Crash too. I mean, the main guy is named Hiro Protagonist.
Calli - Jun 28, 2010 8:30:34 am PDT #11619 of 28343
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
My favorite Stephenson is Zodiac. It's short (relative to some of his other books), the plot moves along quickly, and the protagonist is all kindsa snarky.
Polter-Cow - Jun 28, 2010 8:53:40 am PDT #11620 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Definitely Snow Crash.
But I've only read that and Cryptonomicon.