Re: [PLUG] I need a book recommendation

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 12:45:30 -0400
> From: Doug Stewart > <zamoose@gmail.com>

> On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Jay Dobies <jason.dobies@redhat.com> wrote:
> > >  I'm one of the few geeks who just doesn't get Stephenson. I want to try Snow
> > >  Crash again but I hated Cryptonomicon. It felt like 100 pages of story
> > >  stretched out into 800 pages of fluff.
> > >
> That's definitely a position I can respect. I think it's something to
> do with his OCD-esque prose at points. He focuses on details that
> might seem trivial (Proper Methodology For Eating Cap'n Crunch comes
> to mind) but that appeal to a certain strain in some folks. I read
> those sections and think "Well played, good sir." while others think
> "What a waste...!"

Sign me up for a fan, and that bit had me rolling on the floor.  But I 
can't get into the Baroque stuff, and I can't read him (or Gibson) when 
I have too much else going on, he's too dense.

But I haven't seen anyone mention "In the Beginning was
the Command Line" http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html, which is 
arguably more on topic than anything else.  The Hole Hog bit puts me on 
the floor every time too.  Also interesting: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Beginning..._Was_the_Command_Line


I learned yesterday that Mark Russinovich has written at least one novel 
called _Zero Day: A Novel_.  I obviously haven't read it yet, but it 
could be interesting.

Later,
JP
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