I found Stephenson's portrayal of Charlene and her friends immensely irksome, she was basically a straw (wo)man to allow Stephenson to attack various views. By the way, I don't think that the chronology of Cryptonomicon makes sense - see http://celestialweasel.livejournal.com/129213.html#cutid1
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Date: 2007-03-22 10:02 pm (UTC)By the way, I don't think that the chronology of Cryptonomicon makes sense - see http://celestialweasel.livejournal.com/129213.html#cutid1