Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
Taste attributes: science fictionactioncomedyrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedsocial commentaryfighting evilall consuming quest
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is inventive, polished and intricate. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Within the Metaverse, Hiro is offered a datafile named Snow Crash by a man named Raven who hints that it is a form of narcotic. Hiro's friend and fellow hacker Da5id views a bitmap image contained in the file which causes his computer to crash and Da5id to suffer brain damage in the real world.
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- Author
- Neal Stephenson
- Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 460
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