tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post5691477420822155771..comments2024-03-09T03:30:45.524-05:00Comments on Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review: US & UK Covers Unveiled for Neal Stephenson's ReamdeThe Mad Hatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135107584625716128noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-15303887118021772212011-05-23T09:31:39.423-04:002011-05-23T09:31:39.423-04:00Anathem's a stunning book, as long as you'...Anathem's a stunning book, as long as you're not looking for fast-paced action. For me, the Christopher Brookmyer quote completely sums it up: "The only catch to reading a novel as imposingly magnificent as this is that for the next few months, everything else seems small and obvious by comparison."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-69642718294843976052011-05-22T15:59:13.187-04:002011-05-22T15:59:13.187-04:00new Neal Stephenson? zomg, sign me UP!
I've ...new Neal Stephenson? zomg, sign me UP! <br /><br />I've yet to read Anathema, but I am a baroque cycle devotee.redheadhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-64971045210955239062011-05-21T22:34:29.963-04:002011-05-21T22:34:29.963-04:00From what I can tell after a bit of searching Anat...From what I can tell after a bit of searching Anathem is separate from Stephenson's other books. For some reason I thought it was involved in the same universe as The Baroque Cycle as Cryptonomicon was.Mad Hatter Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020033648108721552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-29697842250071303122011-05-21T18:00:16.388-04:002011-05-21T18:00:16.388-04:00Don't care for the US cover but I rather like ...Don't care for the US cover but I rather like the title.<br /><br />Reamde<br />Readme<br />Reamed<br />Remade<br /><br />It makes you think. And wasn't Stephenson's last novel (Anathem) stand alone?Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546050685623369173noreply@blogger.com