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Cover for Cryptonomicon

My first Stephenson novel, and likely his second best after The Diamond Age

Cover for Version Control

Not for everyone, but I enjoyed this more than I expected. Nominally about time travel, but the evolution and permutations of adult friendships resonated with me.

Cover for Project Hail Mary

After the disappointing Artemis, Andy Weir is back with a read that recaptures the nerdy fun of The Martian

Quick series with some interesting ideas (human hive minds, vampires in space).

Agentic AI before it was cool.

Cover for The Stranger

I should probably re-read this one.

Cover for Fight Club

The movie translated this very well, no particular reason to read it if you’ve seen it

Cover for The Da Vinci Code

Not great, but not as bad as I thought it would be.

Cover for Armada

A forgettable failed attempt to re-capture the spirit of Ready Player One

Cover for Artemis

Loved The Martian, but this felt like it was trying too hard.

Cover for Termination Shock

Some interesting ideas, but not my favorite of his

Cover for Upgrade

Another plot-driven sci-fi popcorn read with a familiar story line

Cover for Polostan

Stephenson’s books always take a while to get going, and this is just Book 1 so still too early to really judge

Cover for A Million Little Pieces

No idea how anyone ever though this was a true story.

Cover for The Silent Patient

I have no idea how this has a 4.2 on Goodreads or how I managed to finish it.

Cover for Atlas Shrugged

Barely finished this, not sure how I was convinced it was worth reading (it is not).

Cover for Extinction

Interesting premise, but not a fan of the writing style and drags a bit. I enjoyed Hominids more.

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