An entertaining entry that would have benefitted from. Neal Stephenson's objective rendering of characters' behavior/responses to situations provides a very useful juxtaposition to the readers' typical emotional one, and gives a matter-of-fact tone to future-shock-y situations that the reader would otherwise not know how to process. And despite the many clever embellishments, none of the above is as original as Stephenson seems to think. Snow Crash continues to remain entertaining, with the stories and characters that are part tongue-in-cheek and part all too real, and themes that are never out of style - swords- cars-bikes-teen rebellion - badassery-adventure-chases -gangs. Written whenever, it remains real wherever you go today, with criminal corporations, suburban enclaves, runaway inflation, immersive 3d worlds with their own currency and cultures, large governmental organizations building software, large scale exodus and refugees & media preachers, ancient religions.

With technology, a hundred years is covered in ten years, and in this, Snow Crash stands up to the challenge. defies comparison - a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. Possibly the best-known book by Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash is basically the tale of a sword-slinging hacker who teams up with a badass Kourier in a Post. Every once in a while there comes a story that is so real that it is difficult to distinguish between the story and reality, and it continues to be so for a hundred years. Snow Crash as its meant to be heard, narrated by Jonathan Davis.

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