On Sat, 13 Sep 2008, John Williams wrote:
> Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
>> Well, maybe I'll look at it and weigh it (and I could do that in more than
>> one way!) and at least think about it.
>
> It definitely gets better. I'm on page 235 and I can't put it down. The first
> 80 pages were tough going for me, with long descriptive passages in
> Stephenson's invented vocabulary, but now that I have gotten used to
> the vocabulary, and some action and mystery has started, it has me
> hooked. Here's a sample that doesn't give anything away and gives a
> flavor for the book (also chosen because it has less jargon than most
> passages):
>
> We had to run across the meadow. Cord had left her big tool-harness
> behind at the machine hall, only to reveal a smaller, vestlike one that
> I guessed held the stuff she'd not be without under any circumstances.
> When we broke into a run, she clanked and jounced for a few paces until
> she cinched down some straps, and then she was able to keep pace with us
> as we rushed through the clover.
OK, you had me at that.
I'd rather give the business to a vendor at FenCon at this point, but if
it weren't for that, I'd be all over amazon today.
Julia
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