What to pair with this eclectic story then? There’s the technological aspect of course, but then there’s also the chaotic fun of the whole thing. I’m a big fan, as you can see in this review. wherever they go, there’s a lot of food for thought. In between the hacking, slashing and general mayhem that seems to accompany Hiro and skateboarding teen Y.T. Religion and linguistics come into play heavily, particularly later on, and there are several extremely poignant moments of philosophical musing. I mean, you can’t call one of your main characters Hiro Protagonist without people wondering just how serious you’re being, you know? Don’t let the jokes fool you though – Stephenson addresses a lot of big ideas here. It featured all the things readers had come to love about cyberpunk already laid down by its early visionaries – rebellion, all-powerful corporations, cyberspace, AI and so on – and injected it with a big shot of anarchic, self-aware fun. A freewheeling, breakneck journey through a stylish vision of the future, Snow Crash established its author Neal Stephenson as a major talent.
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