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mollyzor 's review for:
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
Oof. This was a slog to get through. The story was interesting enough but it got logged down by too much computer jargon (in my opinion, although if you are familiar with these kinds of things it may be different). I think in the end what killed it for me is that I never got emotionally invested in the characters. If you're going to embark on a 1000 page journey and enjoy it, you need to connect with the characters. And though Amy Shaftoe was a strong independent woman, she was there mostly as eye candy. There were no prominent female characters.
I got bored with Avi and Randy and telecommunications thing. I never understood the point of the Dentist. Lawrence was a stereotypical math/computer nerd who didn't really have much else to his character. I didn't like Bobby Shaftoe. Goto was probably the only one I felt anything for.
This book was too long and too boring for me. The end was disappointing. Really, a random guy you had a previous spat with comes to find you in the jungle?!? This is probably the last time I take a book recommendation from my brother! Clearly we have very different tastes!
I got bored with Avi and Randy and telecommunications thing. I never understood the point of the Dentist. Lawrence was a stereotypical math/computer nerd who didn't really have much else to his character. I didn't like Bobby Shaftoe. Goto was probably the only one I felt anything for.
This book was too long and too boring for me. The end was disappointing. Really, a random guy you had a previous spat with comes to find you in the jungle?!? This is probably the last time I take a book recommendation from my brother! Clearly we have very different tastes!