Comments on: Short Book Review: Anathem http://doombot.com/2008/12/06/short-book-review-anathem/ by Jane Austen Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:05:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Collins http://doombot.com/2008/12/06/short-book-review-anathem/comment-page-1/#comment-71725 Chris Collins Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:23:17 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=964#comment-71725 <p>I will say it's a weirdly shaped book...but in terms of tracking Stephenson's interest in some of these themes, etc. I think you might be interested by it. (In part because the society there is broken into self contained communities, each one with a semi-bastardized version of a philosophy like Buddhaism or an updated attempt a recreating a historical mindset (there's neo-Victorians who adopted the mindset of Victorians) So yeah, if you are fan, it's worth a read. </p> <p>:)</p> I will say it’s a weirdly shaped book…but in terms of tracking Stephenson’s interest in some of these themes, etc. I think you might be interested by it. (In part because the society there is broken into self contained communities, each one with a semi-bastardized version of a philosophy like Buddhaism or an updated attempt a recreating a historical mindset (there’s neo-Victorians who adopted the mindset of Victorians)
So yeah, if you are fan, it’s worth a read.

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]]> By: Dan http://doombot.com/2008/12/06/short-book-review-anathem/comment-page-1/#comment-71724 Dan Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:46:41 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=964#comment-71724 <p>That's one of the few Stephenson novels I haven't read, actually. I guess I should go back and fill in the gaps. Putting it on my list....</p> That’s one of the few Stephenson novels I haven’t read, actually. I guess I should go back and fill in the gaps. Putting it on my list….

]]> By: Chris Collins http://doombot.com/2008/12/06/short-book-review-anathem/comment-page-1/#comment-71722 Chris Collins Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:24:19 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=964#comment-71722 <p>Dan did you ever read Diamond Age? (I ask because there's a bunch of links to all of these issues in that book--social upheaval, philosophy, technology(both old and rethinking stuff like books). Just curious if you had read it/had any thoughts.</p> Dan did you ever read Diamond Age? (I ask because there’s a bunch of links to all of these issues in that book–social upheaval, philosophy, technology(both old and rethinking stuff like books). Just curious if you had read it/had any thoughts.

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