re: #77 Catttt
I devoured it, and then read everything else Neal Stephenson wrote.
You really need to try again. The Cap’n Crunch chapter is worth it. :D
I really liked Snow Crash (except for the stereotypical 90s cyberpunk hand-wringing about corporations taking over everything ZMOG!), and I plan on reading Diamond Age eventually. Maybe I’ll try again with Cryptonomicon this summer.