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chris_chester 's review for:
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson
I really liked the idea of squad 2702. The idea that there had to be a squad set up to smooth out the bell curve of random events in WW2, both spectacularly successful and spectacularly unsuccessful, to disguise the fact that we'd broken their code is probably one of the cooler premises I've ever heard of. I kind of wish he had run with that instead of where the story actually winds up going, but alas.
Stephenson is still a master of writing fiction full of great ideas, even if the narratives themselves are somewhat average. On the down side, his female characters are awful and I could see how less nerdy types might be irritated by his constant asides and narrative distractions.
Stephenson is still a master of writing fiction full of great ideas, even if the narratives themselves are somewhat average. On the down side, his female characters are awful and I could see how less nerdy types might be irritated by his constant asides and narrative distractions.