Snow Crash

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Paperback, 470 pages

English language

Published Sept. 1, 2008 by Bantam Spectra.

ISBN:
978-0-553-38095-8
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OCLC Number:
269676828
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4 stars (3 reviews)

In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that’s striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous… you’ll recognize it immediately.

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2 stars

Wrote a whole long review about why I didn't like it, but got bored of my own opinion.

In short:

While clever, the linguistic virus, Sumerian, and religion lessons were long and dull
 Characters unbelievable, and didn't really invest in them.
Sex with a minor scene - didn't want that

Did like:
 the world
the technology
the prologue bit about pizza delivery. Loved that world building, really great opening! Then the main story wrecked it (for me).

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Subjects

  • American Science Fiction And Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Science Fiction - High Tech
  • Fiction / Science Fiction / General
  • Science Fiction - General

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