sarcastr0naut t1_j6dc7a1 wrote
It's a sprawling and very engaging series that brings to life a number of fascinating historical characters and mixes enlightening bits on natural science, banking, politics etc. with swashbuckling adventure. I'm also a big fan of Stephenson's wry sense of humour and his characters' dialogue. I realise that three 1000-page doorstoppers is quite a commitment, but personally I can't recommend it enough, and since you have the books already, you might as well give the opener a try.
chefblaze OP t1_j6dgusb wrote
All that stuff definitely interest me and has me leaning toward using these to get me back into reading. As far as the size of them, it’s not issue. I do prefer longer books as long as they keep me sucked in.
the_quark t1_j6dkhi8 wrote
That series are absolutely my favorite of Stephenson's and I wish he'd do more challenging works like that, again.
Just to be clear though, you should definitely read Cryptonomicon first.
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