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The only Stephenson I've read is Cryptonomicon by lm (4.00 / 1) #1 Tue May 23, 2006 at 08:54:49 AM EST

But I pretty much agree with your analysis. My biggest complaint was that almost complete lack of character development in the female characters. For the most part they seemed to be used entirely as recepticles for the penii of the male characters. But I don't know if all his books suffer from that defect. Reading Cryptonomicon has not inspired me to read any further Stephenson. Although, I've had a few people tell me that I would like Diamond Age.

I'm glad to hear that your severe and debilitating pain was only a pulled muscle and not something immediately heart stopping. That's some bad mojo you've got going.

Lastly, this is the internet, it's NYC and not New York and not New York City. When speaking, I believe that New York is the proper usage because what is there in New York state outside of the city?

There is no more degenerate kind of state than that in which the richest are supposed to be the best.
Cicero, The Republic

: The by blixco (2.00 / 0) #5 Tue May 23, 2006 at 09:10:58 AM EST

character YT in Snow Crash is a teenage girl, but she's a stereotype of a teenage girl trying to be a skate punk. Nothing tough there. And the protagonist is named Hiro Protagonist, which should have been a pretty big fucking clue that he was just making fun of us, the general public.
Diamond Age is decent, it really is. Impossible science, but the female lead is well done.
NYC is it? Is that pronounced "Nick" or "Nighk"?
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: In Diamond Age the protagonist is a girl by ObviousTroll (4.00 / 1) #25 Tue May 23, 2006 at 03:50:18 PM EST

but, on reflection, I see your point - just about every damn woman in his books exists to be a handy sperm storage unit.
In the case of The Diamond Age that's even literally true...

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You're no good to me dead. Even half-alive would be socially awkward. - Hugh MacLeod
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