Xander ,'Lessons'
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."
Huh. Coincidentally, I'm re-reading Cryptonomicon for the, like, seventy billionth time.
Then I'm moving on to Quicksilver, during which reading I will likely purchase the rest of the Baroque Cycle 'cause I don't have it and haven't read it. Which makes me unhappy.
So. Rock on, Neal!
Sweet!
I don't mind the Baroque Cycle's heft. Helps stabilize the rest of my books.
I was looking through my friend Erik's website (Techgnosis) and found an interview he did in 1994 with Neil Gaiman and Rachel Pollack (creator of the Sacred Woman Tarot and author of Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom). It's pretty interesting if you like Neil Gaiman and tarot or esoteric knoweldge.
Nice article, David, thanks for the link.
I liked Cryptonomicon quite a lot, but Stephenson just took off during the Baroque Cycle.
Nice article, David, thanks for the link.
Thanks Bev, I thought you'd like it.
I mostly read while biking (the stationary kind) or commuting (the metro or airplane kind), so the bulk was actually a problem for me.
Psychologically also; there were moments that I loved, but it was hard to keep them in my head in the long dry spells. I took three runs at Quicksilver and gave it away.
Why had I not heard of this? Awesome.
I loved Cryptonomicon, but wasn't really able to get into the Baroque Cycle. Very excited about this new book.
Hil is me.