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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson (2000)
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This book is so disgusting it doesn't even merit a review of anything other than the sickening fact that it includes a graphic rape scene between a fifteen year old and a 30-40 year old. And it's played for laughs. It's played like it's consensual. It's played like it's supposed to be sexy and appealing. A child and someone more than double her age. I don't even want to talk about anything else in the book. It's not worth my time (but rest assured, it's all garbage anyway).
I will never pick up anything from this pedophilic creep scumbag author ever again. If I could give this zero stars I would.
I guess honorary mention to this cis het white guy author writing almost every racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, sexist, etc slur into one single book. That's an impressive amount of bigotry to fit into your little pedophile self-insert nerd fantasy.
I will never pick up anything from this pedophilic creep scumbag author ever again. If I could give this zero stars I would.
I guess honorary mention to this cis het white guy author writing almost every racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, sexist, etc slur into one single book. That's an impressive amount of bigotry to fit into your little pedophile self-insert nerd fantasy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, Car accident
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Trafficking
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The clear influence Snow Crash has had on sci-fi radiates from this book, which I have to respect even though I didn’t love the style.
Haven’t read many books as drenched in tech-dystopian-societal satire, which while a bit too relentless for me at times, is undoubtedly endearing here and there. This is a poster child for maximalism in that department, with the main character being called “Hiro Protagonist”.
I found the exploration into the Tower of Babel and our linguistic skeletons pretty fascinating. Along with that, the worldbuilding is truly something, with how many factions and figureheads he juggles here. Worth checking out.
Haven’t read many books as drenched in tech-dystopian-societal satire, which while a bit too relentless for me at times, is undoubtedly endearing here and there. This is a poster child for maximalism in that department, with the main character being called “Hiro Protagonist”.
I found the exploration into the Tower of Babel and our linguistic skeletons pretty fascinating. Along with that, the worldbuilding is truly something, with how many factions and figureheads he juggles here. Worth checking out.
My girlfriend lent me this to read on the plane when I had a long flight. Overall entertaining, I didn't feel like I was slogging through (mostly), but it takes itself Way too seriously for a book whose main character is named Hiro Protagonist.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This would have been so cool if it wasn't written like Julia Stiles hacker monologue from "Ghostwriter" (though given the timeline, that monologue could have been written to sound like this!). It's fine for a short bit like in Ghostwriter (which is also tempered by that fact that... not everything is like that) but it's incredibly tedious to read, perhaps especially if you're more of a casual sci-fi-er like myself. Anyways, disappointing because I wanted to enjoy the time I spent in this world and I love Sumerian shit but alas. It's a no from me, console cowboy.
slow-paced
This wasn't a bad book, it just wasn't for me.
It felt like a lot of sections had nothing but info dumping and the plot barely moved. I also found it overwhelming and hard to understand (which is also just a sign it wasn't for me.)
I really wanted to like it because it's one of my husband's favourite books but I really struggled with it. I was really bored for a lot of it, and found it hard to push through reading.
The characters themselves were really interesting though, and I enjoyed seeing the dynamic between some of them. The writing itself was really good. The beginning was also really strong and intriguing.
I will definitely try more Stephenson books because I liked the writing, and I've heard that other books are better.
It felt like a lot of sections had nothing but info dumping and the plot barely moved. I also found it overwhelming and hard to understand (which is also just a sign it wasn't for me.)
I really wanted to like it because it's one of my husband's favourite books but I really struggled with it. I was really bored for a lot of it, and found it hard to push through reading.
The characters themselves were really interesting though, and I enjoyed seeing the dynamic between some of them. The writing itself was really good. The beginning was also really strong and intriguing.
I will definitely try more Stephenson books because I liked the writing, and I've heard that other books are better.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia