Doug Pensinger wrote:
>
> Well, he doesn't like to dilly-dally around at the end does he? Rather
> abrupt, but thats about the worst critisism I can come up with. The book
> is based on a very interesting idea, is fast-paced except for the bits
> about Ancient Sumerian language and culture (and they are informative),
> takes place in an imaginative distopia, and follows some very interesting
> characters. YTs skateboard (with RadiKS Mark II Smartwheels) and coverall
> are very cool, and ya gotta love the metaverse...
>
> OK, what's next, The Sparrow? Cryptonomicon? Permutation City?
The Sparrow would be a somewhat abrupt change of gears there, but if you
can handle that, I highly recommend it. It'll take less time to read
than Cryptonomicon. I haven't read Permutation City to comment on it.
Julia
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