Leah (VeganFreak) reviewed on 8/22/2007

Helpful Score: 8

Well written, interesting story with memorable characters. I enjoyed it very much and recommend it even if it doesn't sound like your kind of story. I think that the back cover makes it sound kind of dull. World War 2, high tech finance, conspiracies, blah, blah, blah.

Although it is very funny in places, it is not the sort of book you pick up if you are looking for a quick, light read; it took me a long time to read this one. Not that it is boring, it's just a lot of book (1,152 pages of small print). It has multiple main characters and it covers a few generations.

Stephenson did a great job telling this story. I can't even imagine how hard it was to organize and write something this complicated.

I will never forget Waterhouse's ejaculation management obsession, theory and formula to explain it. Good stuff.

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