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kmannarbor 's review for:
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
by Neal Stephenson
If you're reading Neal Stephenson's novels in chronological order, this was his first departure from his (somewhat autobiographical, IMHO) classic male protagonist. I first read this book shortly after becoming a father and it really resonated with me personally.
Exploring a future run by nanotechnology, Stephenson combines a dark version of [b:Pygmalion|7714|Pygmalion (Dover Thrift Editions)|George Bernard Shaw|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165639314s/7714.jpg|184399]with the classic [b:The Stars My Destination|333867|The Stars My Destination|Alfred Bester|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518KEEU5dAL._SL75_.jpg|1398442]. An odd pairing indeed but one which suits the Steampunk world envisioned by the author.
Exploring a future run by nanotechnology, Stephenson combines a dark version of [b:Pygmalion|7714|Pygmalion (Dover Thrift Editions)|George Bernard Shaw|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165639314s/7714.jpg|184399]with the classic [b:The Stars My Destination|333867|The Stars My Destination|Alfred Bester|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518KEEU5dAL._SL75_.jpg|1398442]. An odd pairing indeed but one which suits the Steampunk world envisioned by the author.