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faetal on 17/6/2012 at 13:40
What you said didn't go over my head. What you say is simply not related to objective taste, because defining objective taste is not possible, since taste / quality are not definitive. In your mind, I have poor taste for liking Snow Crash, in Koki's mind, you have poor taste for liking Fallout 3. The pointlessness of trying to argue FOR either perspective is staggering. Also, note that I am not saying "Neal Stephenson is a great author" as I have only read two of his books. I loved those books, have read nothing else. I am just saying that the idea that Snow Crash and The Diamond Age are bad books because on balance, his work has gotten worse over time is silly. I don't get a lot of time to read for leisure and I try not to read any one author exhaustively, but Cryptonomicon being poor doesn't have any bearing on the two books I've read.
june gloom on 17/6/2012 at 13:59
I can't believe you're still going on about this. So I bashed Neal Stephenson and jumped on your blatant attempt at martyrdom. Get over it. Relax. It's not the end of the world and you're not Tomi, horrified at my trashing Mafia and simply unable to drop the fucking issue.
faetal on 17/6/2012 at 14:15
Agreed. I'm essentially letting work stress drive me to let off steam where it's probably not wholly warranted.
Eshaktaar on 17/6/2012 at 17:06
Seeing this Project just reminded me that I've been wanting to read Snow Crash, but now I am not sure if I still should. :( Damn you, internet!
henke on 17/6/2012 at 18:09
Dude, just because dethtoll didn't like it doesn't mean anything. The guy doesn't like Amnesia and Dear Esther either so his taste is a bit suspect to say the least.
june gloom on 17/6/2012 at 18:13
More like most people wouldn't know a good game if it bit them on the end of their tiny dicks. But that's hardly my problem is it?
Thirith on 17/6/2012 at 18:17
Quote Posted by Eshaktaar
Seeing this Project just reminded me that I've been wanting to read Snow Crash, but now I am not sure if I still should. :( Damn you, internet!
It's been ages (probably 10 years or so) since I read it, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. It is a mess of a novel, though; basically, if you like credible characters with some sort of depth and novels that are structured, I doubt you'd like it. It's one of those books that feels as if the author threw everything in that he found interesting at the time, it's rich in ideas but suffers from ADD and not always particularly coherent. I found it fun, though, and intriguing.
faetal on 17/6/2012 at 18:30
Without focussing on any one person in particular, if you're going to decide not to read / buy / watch / etc something because of opinions on the internet, then you're not going to find much out there to go with. Read the cliff notes, decide if it is something you might like and then give it a spin. You can get it for pennies on Amazon if you buy it second hand. Enough people liked it that the law of averages says there's a chance you will. If you don't then it's not like your life will be ruined. I don't think there's a Venn diagram in existence which plots the opinions of everyone and leaves any singular piece of work looking flawless.
henke on 17/6/2012 at 18:37
Quote Posted by dethtoll
More like most people wouldn't know a good game if it bit them on the end of their tiny dicks. But that's hardly my problem is it?
Could've fooled me. Seems like every time someone mentions enjoying something you do not you always have huge problems with it.
catbarf on 17/6/2012 at 18:55
I read part of Snow Crash way back when, and the most notable part of it for me was not being able to tell whether its depiction of cyberpunk was trying to be serious or satirical, because it seemed right on the fence. Something about the mafia delivering pizza. I was always more of a fan of Gibson, even though the guy had probably the densest and least comprehensible writing style I've seen from any sci-fi author.
