It's a hard series to read, but well worth it. For me the first book went smoothly enough, because I got a laugh out of all the math and physics interplay thanks to my flavor of expensive overeducation, but I had an astounding slow-down at the end of the second book as I had a hard time staying interested when the plot seemed to drop off to a slow crawl. Experience may vary, though, and you may zip right through the second once you get the fundamentals that drive the intricacy of the interplay between Leibniz and Newton.
I'd also suggest going back and finding Zodiac: the Eco-Thriller, as it has the main character I think is his best of all the books he's written so far, which is pretty impressive considering the competition Hiro Protagonist and co. put up. But then maybe I just like him because the book's about chemists and I'm a chemist, much like Cryptonomicon has something special for you because the story focuses around the Philippines.
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I'd also suggest going back and finding Zodiac: the Eco-Thriller, as it has the main character I think is his best of all the books he's written so far, which is pretty impressive considering the competition Hiro Protagonist and co. put up. But then maybe I just like him because the book's about chemists and I'm a chemist, much like Cryptonomicon has something special for you because the story focuses around the Philippines.
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"Up until the age of 25 all males think they still have time to become the baddest motherfucker in the world."
I can see Vin Deisel doing that.
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I picked up the first book in hardback for $5 on B&N's clearance table, then later bought the hardback trilogy on eBay for $20.
I guess you would look kind of dorky on the subway with a giant hardback, though.
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