Cryptonomicon
May. 21st, 2011 01:42 pmCryptonomicon, for all its flaws, is still one of my most favourite books, mostly because so much of it is in the randomly geeky style I love so much, and I reread it every few years.
I've definitely got to the point where I skip over several long passages of exposition (not, you understand, exposition about the plot, but exposition about breakfast cereal and simplistic explanations of out-of-date encryption algorithms).
But each time, I notice both (a) more political opinions aired (if not all necessarily endorsed) that I would have serious issues with and (b) more minor characters where despite a lack of overt characterisation, I suddenly really empathise with them.
I've definitely got to the point where I skip over several long passages of exposition (not, you understand, exposition about the plot, but exposition about breakfast cereal and simplistic explanations of out-of-date encryption algorithms).
But each time, I notice both (a) more political opinions aired (if not all necessarily endorsed) that I would have serious issues with and (b) more minor characters where despite a lack of overt characterisation, I suddenly really empathise with them.