The result is a book that is actually fairly readable. A book that has sumeria, the uss enterprise, and the metaverse what more could you ask for. This study guide consists of approximately 81 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of snow crash. Snow crash is a smart, cool, funny, witty, and actionpacked adventure featuring a pair of unlikely heroes who must save the world from infocalypse. Snow crash is a science fiction novel by american writer neal stephenson, published in 1992. Neal stephenson is the author of the threevolume historical epic the baroque cycle quicksilver, the confusion and the system of the world as well as the novels cryptonomicon, the diamond age winner of a hugo award, snow crash, zodiac, anathem and reamde. When i read snow crash, i was amazed that the book was written in the early 90s. I scammed a book club for a handful of books and graphic novels.
Neal stephenson interview seveneves is the end of the world as we know it duration. If you enjoy rollercoaster rides, snow crash is definitely for you. There are tons of parallels between snow crash and ready player one. After juanita left, da5id showed hiro a pack of snow crash he received for free from the same man that hiro talked with at the entrance. Read the book, stream the movie, and get articles and books about snow crash. Snow crash by neal stephenson, first edition abebooks. You just have to find a sufficiently virulent business plan, condense it into a threering binder. In a major city, the size of a dozen manhattans, is a domain of pleasures limited only by the imagination. Snow crash by neal stephenson was selected as our latest scifi cyberpunk read. Stephenson now resides in a comfortable home in the western hemisphere and spends all of his time trying to retrofit an office into its generally dark, unlevel, and asbestosladen basement so that he can.
As i found out while reading, snow crash is well celebrated as one of the pioneering cyberpunk stories. This summary of snow crash includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Snow crash by neal stephenson abebooks passion for books. At least not if youre me and prefer to read lighter books that may or may not influence part of your. Funny then to later discover that the novel was written after a comic book attempt at the same story fell apart. On a personal level, we see characters that do not play by the rules, do not play well with others, and generally avoid anything resembling order. Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. May 02, 2000 snow crash is a smart, cool, funny, witty, and actionpacked adventure featuring a pair of unlikely heroes who must save the world from infocalypse. Fifteen years since its initial release, snow crash remains one of the most popular and important novels in recent memory. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. You will never again look at toilet paper quite the same way afterwards. Snow crash is a mindaltering romp through a future america so bizarre, so outrageous. Grabs you quickly, thrusts you head long into world thats so preposterous that he cant possibly.
Snow crash book the seattle public library bibliocommons. Book excerpts are provided by the publisher and may contain language some find. The bookpart of nivens known space seriescenters on two humans sent by mysterious alien to explore the titular. Ragsdale has, indeed, signed an affidavit, and with his public accounting of what he witnessed, the case for roswell becomes that much stronger. The last half is a mad, actionfilled rush to the conclusion. Snow crash project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Despite being written in 1992, there is still a lot in that book that resonates with today and. Youll absolutely fall for neal stephensons snow crash. When we first meet hiro protagonist, he delivers pizzas for the mob in l. Snow crash is a fairly impressive display of the possibilities of science fiction as fiction. Like many of stephensons other novels it covers history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics and philosophy.
A hes also a brilliant hacker and swordwielding genius, but his playspoorlywithothers personality means he. Couldnt have asked for a better way to discover a love i never knew. In twentyfirstcentury america, a teenaged computer hacker finds himself fighting a computer virus that battles virtual reality technology and a deadly drug that turns humans into zombies. Snow crash was written in the years 1988 through 1991 as the author listened to a great deal of loud, relentless, depressing music. Xerox it, and embed it in the fertile line of a welltraveled highway, preferably one with a left turn lane. The first half of the book is an introduction of the characters and the discovery of a technological and biological virus named snow crash, which a person can get through blood, exposure, or by looking at diseased data in the metaverse, a kind of populated, malllike cyberspace. About the only common ground that his work shares with others is that ink is applied to paper using the same letters, and then pages are bound to create a book. Snow crash by stephenson, neal and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Hiro protagonist, freelance hacker and the greatest sword fighter in the metaverse, teams up with y. While i read a good portion of snow crash in bed before going to sleep at night, it is definitely not your typical nightly reading. Snow crash established stephenson as a major science fiction writer of the 1990s. Snow crash npr coverage of snow crash by neal stephenson. But now a strange new computer virus called snow crash is striking down hackers everywhere, leaving an unlikely young man as humankinds last best hope. Snow crash by neal stephenson goodreads share book.
It accurately describes many of the technologies we now not only have, but have access to every day. The franchise and the virus work on the same principle, what thrives in one place will thrive in another. The book also reveals that hiro was born when his father was in the late middle age of his life between 55 and 59 years old. Stephenson predicted a lot of what we now take for granted in day to day life and it is really kind of awesome. Neal stephenson is such a writer and snow crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip cybersensibility to bring us the gigantic thriller of the information age. It was so small and laughable but definitely a step towards the future. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read snow crash.
Brilliantly realizedstephenson turns out to be an engaging guide to an onrushing tomorrow. Jun 02, 2011 snow crash is a smart, cool, funny, witty, and actionpacked adventure featuring a pair of unlikely heroes who must save the world from infocalypse. The one book you should read if you loved ready player one. Snow crash is neal stephensons third novel, published in 1992. Before the chapter actually starts, we get dictionarystyle definitions of the words snow, crash, and virus. Snow crash was praised early on by a disparate cadre of supporters, including timothy leary and william gibson, but not everyone saw a future classic when first peering into this novel. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of.
Also, just to note, stephenson is an immensely entertaining author, prone to polysyllabic fits of metaphorical fancy that make his prose as amusing as watching a drunk penguin try to tapdance. Snow crash is a mindaltering romp through a future america so bizarre, so outrageousyoull recognize it immediately. Some critics have considered it a parody of cyberpunk and mentioned its satiric or absurdist humor. Snow crash gives us a glimpse into an alternate america where the right to personal freedom overrides law. The book appeared on time magazines list of 100 alltime best englishlanguage novels written since 1923. Jan 17, 2017 snow crash is not the kind of book written for people looking for a quick escape into an alternate world. In snow crash, hiros father was said to have joined the army in 1944 at the age of sixteen. The flashy, snappy delivery fails to compensate for the uninhabited blandness of the. Take a look at even more movies and tv shows that were so nice they made em twice at least. Like many of stephensons other novels, it covers history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics and philosophy stephenson explained the title of the novel in his 1999 essay in the beginning.
Who else thought of hiro and his bad ass delivery car when dominos busted out their own. To the extent that a book can be described as original, snow crash, by neal stephenson is deserving of the moniker. The deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallowed subcategory. Com library libguides snow crash home enter search words search. Hiro and juanita talk for a bit and before departing she warns him not to take any snow crash and to stay clear of raven, the man who tried to approach hiro about snow crash. Right now, he is preparing to carry out his third mission of the.