BOC: Eric on WotT and other things (long)

[bart]

>         Haven't read Hyperion, but I got progressively more and more bogged
> down in Gibson.  I gave up in frustration partway into his third book
> (ya know, Neuromancer, then the nest one, and then the one after that).
> I liked his short stories much better--I think the man just went berserk
> in a longer format and it became more are more difficult to distinguish
> the story.

Ah yes. _Hinterlands_ & _Fragments of a Hologram Rose_ are the dog's
proverbial ....

>         Now the first two Neal Stephenson books I quite enjoyed, even
> though _Snow Crash_ began to bog a bit at the end, IMHO ...

I assume you mean Snow Crash & Diamond Age. I must confess whilst I fairly
burnt through Snow Crash, Diamond Age is taking a lot longer. I think its
fairly nifty how Stephenson crafts his writing style to the feel of the
story (i.e. hip & slick for SC), but, this means flowery & extended to reflect
the Neo-Vicks, which makes it a bit less consumable. I think Mr Drexler had a
few too many words in Neal's shell-like also...


Tim