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Review: Anathem by Neal Stephenson
telegraph.co.uk - 10/19/2008
Review: Anathem by Neal Stephenson
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Andrew McKie commends the challenge presented by a vast and ambitious novel I think this novel is wonderful. So I don't want to put you off. But let's be clear: there is plenty to put you off. There is a strong case for thinking this book utterly tiresome. Please, don't. You'll miss quite a lot ...

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Interview: Neal Stephenson, Anathem - B&N Review
barnesandnoble.com - 10/15/2008
Interview: Neal Stephenson, Anathem - B&N Review
— barnesandnoble.com — Neal Stephenson's long-awaited new novel, Anathem, was published in September, and went straight to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Set not on Earth, but on a planet called Arbre that is similar to our own in many ways, Anathem is ... (more) Interview: Neal Stephenson, Anathem - B&N Review

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bigdumbobject.co.uk - 10/22/2008
Great Neal Stephenson Interview
— bigdumbobject.co.uk — There's a cool interview with Neal Stephenson at Barnes&Noble which I've only just read. I was putting off reading anything about Anathem until I'd finished it, but now I'm half way through I figured it would be okay. It's taking me a long time ... (more) Great Neal Stephenson Interview

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Why Science Fiction Still Hates Itself [Rant]
io9.com - 10/22/2008
Why Science Fiction Still Hates Itself [Rant]
— io9.com — If geek stuff is so hip, then why are two of the season's biggest scifi hits — CBS show Eleventh Hour and bestselling Neal Stephenson novel Anathem — adamantly classified as Not Scifi? Because nerd culture will never be pop culture. ... (more) Why Science Fiction Still Hates Itself [Rant]

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Links for 19th October 2008
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