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"Anathem" is probably one of the finest books of the last couple of decades, but I really think "Little Brother" may be more important.
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Laura Miller on Stephenson's Anathem: 'Anathem' is massive ... with a steep initial learning curve, but worth the effort all the same.
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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The world of Anathem is much like our own, distorted through a prism.
Designing a Hermetically Sealed, Self-Pleasing Ideology darkerblogistan 2009
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Anathem is one that I wish I would have read by now as its premise sounds really good.
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Anathem is cutting edge experimental, and a difficult, mind-bending read, which should put paid to the concept that such books are not recognized as significant by the average SF fan.
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Anathem is cutting edge experimental, and a difficult, mind-bending read, which should put paid to the concept that such books are not recognized as significant by the average SF fan.
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In an age that genuflects before the opinions of the ignorant and malicious, as long as they can acquire a media-megaphone large and glittery enough to attract attention, a book like Anathem is as necessary as air.
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Anathem is also ultimately satisfying, with a 'proper' ending, unlike Cryptonomicon, that also manages to leave a few mysterious unanswered.
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Anathem is full of them, even moving two to the appendicies, and they are all not only interesting, but germane to the mystery to some degree.
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Latest in my set of Hugo nominees for this year (and Anathem is sitting accusingly on the bookshelf, while I've ordered the paperback of Zoe's Tale for when it comes out later this month).
April Books 5) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling nwhyte 2009
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