A review by thegoddrums
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

2.0

This book has the unfortunate distinction of being the single worst audiobook I’ve ever listened to. Imagine a math professor trying to explain how the enigma machine works without a single diagram or visual aid, through the metaphor of bicycle tire spokes. It’s a 2.5 out of 5 star book for me because of the incredibly dated female characters; it reads like a book written in the 50s. There are some incredibly interesting ideas, and this book does a good job of predicting crypto, but it’s just poorly written unfortunately. 2 stars since the audiobook is SO bad.