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Old 08-03-2011, 10:12 PM   #4
brianko
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Long-time Stephenson reader...Snow Crash definitely good, Anathem surprisingly good as well (it got off to a slow start, but was worth it once you stuck with it). Cryptonomicon was stellar. All three are good ones to start with. And for the true geeks here: In the Beginning was the Command Line. Mmm...Unix!

The Baroque Cycle was tough...System of the World was readable, but the last two books in the series I stuck with only so I could say I finished! I definitely wouldn't recommend this to first-time Stephenson readers.
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