Snow Crash



This is the first book that I have ever read from Neal Stephenson, and it was quite interesting. When I first started to read it, it seemed to move at a slow pace. However, it started to pick up quite nicely and it eventually became a pretty fast read!

From the beginning of the book I would get confused by the main characters name, Hiro Protagonist. I didn't really understand why the author would choose this name, but I have seen my fair share of odd names in literature. I liked how this book delved into the nightclub scenes and everything that goes on. This is the perfect setting for the book and it unfold beautifully! Honestly I prefer settings like this one because I am able to get a feeling of mystery and anxiousness. These feelings help build my interest for what is going to happen next. I also enjoy this type of setting because I am able to relate to the scenery, and how it happens in real life. I usually don't like when a place or setting is too far from reality because I become disconnected from the book.

The story itself was very good and I am tempted to read it again. I say this because I believe that there are certain parts of the book that I became a little foggy on. It didn't keep me from finishing it though. Throughout the book I kept remembering two other books that I have read a couple of years back that relate to this book. The books are called Unwind, and Little Brother. They both involve a world that is thrown into hectic chaos, due to crazy genetic altering as well as major hacking. Both of these books are great reads and I highly suggest them!

This book and it's characters kept throwing me in circles because it was hard to distinguish some of the interrelationships that they had. The world that they live in is also very different from what I would usually read about. Hiro has a business card that states he is last of the worlds "freelance" hackers and Greatest sword fighter in the world. This kid was delivering pizza for the Mafia!! when has that actually become a thing?! There is also a virus for electronics that is also a drug for human consumption, how does that even work?! Regardless, this book had twist and turns that had me hanging on the edge. All the terms that I find normal in reality are completely skewed in this book. It has me asking myself if it is actually like what the book says, or is what I think actually a lie?