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... Heinlein, or any steampunk, or anything new, or anything by Philip K. Dick that was good, or that latest from Stephanson, Anathem which is supposed to be a masterpiece. Or: Robert Anton Wilson! Terrible! Would love to see some sci-fi or fantasy lists from those of you who are really really ...

... is only one layer, though - it is also about money and banking, and bizarrely enough it is an adventure story as well. Anathem is not involved with history but with philosophy and science, and were the others are historical novels with a streak of sf/f Anathem is science fiction - it is set ...

... would had benefited from an editor, to say the least. Still, I enjoyed reading them. But it wasn't until his latest - Anathem - that he got his style under some kind of control.

Thanks WW. The CS Lewis trilogy sounds particularly good. I'm reading Anathem at the moment which is sci-fi and philosophy and enjoying it a lot (although it reminds me of how long ago my degree in the subject was and how little I remember!) I absolutely loved your review of JE. What a great ...

... I loved A Canticle for Leibowitz! Absolutely loved it. I review audiobooks (for SFFaudio.com) and started to listen to Anathem, but didn't get more than one CD in before realizing that another reviewer had it. I liked Snow Crash and The Diamond Age, but haven't read any more Stephenson ...

... no? Though I do have a copy of it around that I could look at if need be. The general trope isn't necessarily new. Anathem and "Nightfall" both deal with societies' efforts to preserve knowledge in the face of cataclysm.

... Kostova (Started 23-10-2009 - Finished 28-10-2009 #7) 3) De Reis van Theo - Catherine Clement 4) Anathem - Neal Stephenson 5) Codex - Lev Grossman 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) * Books I've read a while ago, and loved. Let's see how they hold up

... I *knew* folks (besides me) needed an educational thread on this topic) By the way, WillSteed, check that touchstone for Anathem in your posting of titles. The Anathema link you provide takes the user to a book record for a Christian romance novel about the Amish. Don't think it quite meets ...

... light Worldshaker (Richard Harland) I still count myself as a novice fan. I haven't yet read The Difference Engine, Anathem, The Diamond Age or any of the 70s classics. They're all on my TBR, but half of them I have to get second hand or order off the net. You can probably tell by ...

I've been very slow to get around to Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I am a Stephenson fanboy (although I STILL haven't read the third volume in The Baroque Cycle). Having said that, I'm pretty stumped at the judgement Stephenson (and his editor) have shown with this book: it's VERY slow to start, ...

From AHS-Wolfy's library, I chose Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. I have Anathem by him laying around the house, and I haven't read it either, but both look good.

... of Cryptonomicon takes it out of the truly-Hard SF category. And I would make up a new "Quantum-Hard SF" category for Anathem. (Zodiac was just a bio-thriller and I didn't care for it, The Baroque cycle was historical fiction with a science-y bent - I lost interest half-way through ...

... some great books. My picks so far.....Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R Donaldson and Anathem The Terry Brooks book just doesn't seem to compare!!

... of Curiosities by Douglas Preston The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia Door into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski Anathem by Neal Stephenson As always, everyone is welcome to join in and vote.

... - Ian Mortimer 5. A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson 6. I'm A Stranger Here Myself - Bill Bryson 7. Anathem - Neal Stephenson 8. Notes from a small island - Bill Bryson 9. The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell 10. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidso ...

... it is time for a reread of A Canticle for Leibowitz, since I read (on LT, I'm sure) recently that Neal Stephenson's Anathem is a similar story and I am hoping to get to Anathem soon. I really like Oryx and Crake, too.

... Stephenson has famously switched to using pen and paper and doing everything longhand. All of the Baroque Cycle and Anathem was written in that fashion. Apparently he uses different pens (thinner nibs) for doing the edits. Once it is all finished he then types it up into a word ...

#181 rhansen55. The story of Anathem is more fleshed out. What I found a bit dissapointing in A Canticle For Leibowitz was that just when I was into the characters, and when I wanted to know what happened next, we skipped to the next section. The relation between the two is in the fact that ...

#125, divinenanny, which did you think was better and should I also read Anathem now? The only book that I can recall having a profound and lasting effect on me was Atlas Shrugged but so far A Canticle for Leibowitz is a good read.

... a world of SF that is not all galactic battles and evil aliens! I do recommend the book, I loved it (I read it because Anathem, which I loved, was supposedly a rip off of Canticle...).

Oh I know the feeling, busifer... I didn't want to finish Anathem, because I hated to not be reading it anymore. Now I want to find another book that gives me the same feeling.... If you come across one, let me know!

#44 - Anathem was REAL good, better than anything else I've read this year. But I read it in mid-December last year, so... not of this year. Hopefully something like that will pass my path this year too. It's not over yet!

I ended up enjoying anathem a great deal. It took me forever to get past the first 70-80 pages - but once past that initial hurdle i became, somewhat to my surprise, totally engrossed. It's almost as if NS took the literary equivalent of an inverse function of Snow Crash. Where SC was non ...

... by James Murdoch Watchmen by Alan Moore 1984 by George Orwell Solaris by Stanislaw Lem I will second Anathem. --BJ

There are several books I've read this year that I've given the five stars: Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I loved both the writing and the whole idea of the story. I got it because of a great story about it in the Wired, and I wasn't disappointed. This book has also made me realize that I ...

oddly a good friend who's a prof. physicist completed anathem more or less simultaneously w/ me and she posted the following to an "occasional" reading listserv that's a subset of an on line running club that's been active since....1991. ------------ mary z fuka I just finished "Anathem" ...

WELL...i'll nominate the city and the city, anathem and the alchemy of stone Admittedly anathem would be a major project - i spent 6 months of stopping and starting..but once i got past the first 70 or so pages it turned into something strange and quite engrossing...but defn. SF.

You had me at "talky, academic". Anathem goes on the ever growing wishlist.

... Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. I picked up this book because I read a review earlier this year of Anathem (#7 of this year) that was kind of negative about Anathem, saying that it was a rip off of books like A Canticle for Leibowitz. Since I loved Anathem, ...

... books? I especially love the idea of a few people keeping knowledge safe from the ignorant masses (like in Leibowitz or in Anathem).

well, it took me a LOT longer than some to finish "Anathem" - i've had the book since Christmas, and made a couple of false starts. BUT I am very glad i persevered - and ended up savoring the book, reading it in 50-75 page chunks. NS is far more concerned with his characters than in prior ...

Okay, You've convinced me. Just consulted with Baron von Kindle. The deed is done. Anathem is purchased.

well, it took me a LOT longer than most, i'd guess, to finish "Anathem" - i've had the book since Christmas, and made a couple of false starts. BUT I am very glad i persevered - and ended up savoring the book, reading it in 50-75 page chunks. NS is far more concerned with his characters ...

Just started reading A canticle for Leibowitz and I am really loving it so far. I picked it up because I loved Anathem, and read in a (not so good) review that Stephenson really just stole the idea from Miller. So, I picked up Miller, and what a good idea it proved to be. I am still loving ...

Ian, Whilst this year was a particularly bad year, only Anathem would have made my final ballot. And despite every one of the final ballot novels were by authors who have a personal following, things aren't as terrible as they seem when we plug back through the past few years. 2008 - Both ...

Anathem strikes me as a very unusual direction for NS. Both in style and substance it's almost an inverse function applied to snow crash. Where "Snow Crash" rock and rolled through your mind, "Anathem" is smooth and reflective. (Well, so far ~ 300 pages in) Even when the topics (discovery of ...

Anathem strikes me as a very unusual direction for NS. Both in style and substance it's almost an inverse function applied to snow crash. Where "Snow Crash" rock and rolled through your mind, "Anathem" is smooth and reflective. (Well, so far ~ 300 pages in) Even when the topics (discovery of ...

... Diamond Age. I think I'll let Quicksilver linger on the book shelf a bit longer. Definitely interested in your take on Anathem.

... good deal but the numerous puzzles were worked engagingly, for me, into the over long text. Maybe try a library copy of Anathem. I gave up half way through the Baroque cycle.

Back to attempting Anathem again. The other night i fell asleep shortly upon restart and then, again, after waking up ~ 2:am. Not altogether fair to NS as I was pretty physically tired as well. I THINK I was enjoying the book a good bit more the 2nd time round, but can't be positive. About to ...

... (26-06-2009) 3. Legacy - Greg Bear (14-06-2009) 4. Eon - Greg Bear (11-06-2009) 5. Anathem - Neal Stephenson (03-03-2009) 6. Quicksilver - Neal Stephenson 7. A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller 3. Historical adventure

I wonder if reading Anathem and Anthem simultaneously would cause brain-meltage?

Back to attempting Anathem again. Last night i fell asleep shortly upon restart and then, again, after waking up ~ 2:am. Not altogether fair to NS as I was pretty physically tired as well. I THINK I was enjoying the book a good bit more the 2nd time round, but can't be positive. About to ...

bob vs Anathem, the sequel. Having given up after 50 pages the first time round. I've loved almost all the small beer press books i've run across.

Going to give Anathem a 2nd shot. Enough reputable sources insist it picks up dramatically after the first 100 pages and i gave up after ~ 50. Still Neal S. REALLY needs an editor these days. SnowCrash was pretty tight - and i'd guess the last time an editor was allowed sig. "damage."

I've been on a Neal Stephenson binge for the past month or so. I started with The Diamond Age audiobook, followed by Anathem and then I backtracked to his "breakout hit" Snow Crash. Then I got The Diamond Age in paperback, and listened to it again while reading along with some parts ...

I haven't been able to finish any of Neal Stephenson's output since The Diamond Age. Latest attempt was Anathem.

I am loving Anathem, although the apocalypse is not the central issue in the way it is in Canticle for Liebowitz. You might like Dune which is both the story of a society that has (over thousands of years) developed post-apocalyptically as well as focusing in on life on a desert planet (which ...

... collection of books here! I am definitely in the right place.... Like one of the other posters, I'm reading Anathem this month. So far I am 100 pages in and thinking of going into hiding somewhere so that I can devour it. It's amazing and can only get better.

... Elizabeth Moon (I don't remember which one it is) in the queue to be read next (or the next time I need a break from Anathem.

Best books of the year so far:- Anathem by Neal Stephenson The White Serpent by Tanith Lee Red Sea under Red Skies (2nd book of Locke Lamora) by Scott Lynch W ...

... the Chameleon) by Ricardo Pinto (like in the next 24 hours or so) and then will be eagerly and voraciously turning to Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I've had Anathem on my shelves since it came out in hardcover but was savouring the Baroque Cycle, which took me a while. I'm really ...

... collective output? Check out Jason Pettus' latest 1,500 word review http://www.librarything.com/work/5116802/reviews on Anathem, a genre bending (if not its own genre) oft-mislabeled Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel. I'm salivating after reading Pettus' review, jonesing for this behemoth that's been ...

Just picked up a copy ofAnathem by Neal Stephenson 935 pages, ought to provide two or three days good read!

... Math is merely a branch of Philosophy. It uses the language of numbers to express ideas instead of words. I have had Anathem in my TBR pile for some time now and I think this thread has convinced me to move it to the top.

#9 - While I loved Cryptonomicon (and most of his other books, too) Anathem is is first real accomplished work, imho. The first is in dire need of an editor (ie. even on first read you realise you can just skip some parts and still not miss a beat/but I do love it), while the second even has a ...

Shanra, I'm severely math-impaired too and I loved Anathem. You don't need to know anything about math at all. It helps if you know some philosophy, though... And having travelled in Italy, by train, I well know the picture in #3 Trains (and buses) CAN be on strike ;P

I am currently readingNeal Stephenson's Anathem. I am really impressed. Maths, science, philosophy and science fiction adventure all rolled into one HUGE book. I just came across this sentence which I thought all the bibliophiles in here might get a kick out of. It made me do a double ...

Am three quarters of the way through anathem byNeal Stephenson Heavy stuff, but satisfying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! unorna

... 168. On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin 05/25/09 169. Watchmen by Alan Moore ill. Dave Gibbons 05/25/09 170. Anathem by Neal Stephenson 05/26/09 FILM: The Killing Fields (1984); Love in the Afternoon (1972)

169. Watchmen by Alan Moore ill. Dave Gibbons 05/25/09 170. Anathem by Neal Stephenson 05/26/09

Cancelled my bookswim account and sent back Anathem and More Information than you Require. Decided it wasn't a financially good investment, especially with all the books I've already bought over the years I haven't read yet, and the ones I do want I can buy or borrow for less than I was paying. ...

... Book today and loaned it to a friend. Still in the middle of Terrier. Will probably finish that before starting Anathem. At least if I'm patient.

... some of the references. I just got the Gnostic Mystery in the mail today, as well as the Graveyard Book, and Anathem, so I'll probably set Terrier aside for a while to at least read tGB and the Gnostic Mystery, as tGM is an ER book.

Just got the Gnostic Mystery in the mail for the ER program. Also got the Graveyard Book and Anathem through bookswim. Almost positive I'm keeping Graveyard, might keep Anathem.

Anathem

... rest. I will put the stand alone book on my Continent as well, with your recommendation. I do not know anything about Anathem. I am reading the Baroque Cycle in preparation for reading Cryptonomicon later this year, even though I know it is not really required. I will be interested ...

... never aged. :-) Quicksilver has never managed to catch my eye enough for me to read it. I don't know why. I have his Anathem on the TBR pile just waiting for a time when I feel like a long drama. >8: I read Laxness' The Fish Can Sing earlier and it's one of the top books so far for ...

... never aged. :-) Quicksilver has never managed to catch my eye enough for me to read it. I don't know why. I have his Anathem on the TBR pile just waiting for a time when I feel like a long drama.

... You're right, though. Stephenson really doesn't do endings well. I think he sort of loses interest. I need to finish Anathem which I put down to read Cyteen when it arrived. (And what is that Touchstone, Cyteen III for goodness sake? I can't get it to show me the "others.") I have ...

142. Anathem - Neal Stephenson (960)

... Catcher in the Rye. The exact edition can be specified in the book details for each person's listing. If I search for Anathem I get 12 results, all the same book by the same author, without any details telling me what distinguishes them. If I want to add a book to my wishlist I have to ...

... expected too much of it given the hype. Or maybe becase it is a "young adults" book. I really can't see how this and Anathem can both be up for the Hugo for Best Novel. Nowhere near the same quality. Ugh, I feel bad saying that as I otherwise respect Doctorow quite a bit. I am just ...

... book you've read in the past year? The Devil's Labyrinth 8) What is the best book you've read in the past year? Anathem 9) If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be? The Master and Margarita 10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for Lit ...

I suppose I should get to work on adding reviews to these... katelisim, alcottacre: I really enjoyed Anathem. Stephenson's writing can get very detailed and "thick", and at times the book really slows down. Generally, I like Stephenson's style and the way he puts things down on paper, and ...

... to the group! I am currently reading Stephenson's Quicksilver. I would also be interested in your thoughts on Anathem.

Good start! I have the same thoughts about actually making 75, but it's all in good fun :) What did you think of Anathem? I've been debating with myself whether or not to read this one.

... starting late and longer work hours may get the better of me, but I will give it a go. :-) 1. Vurt - Jeff Noon 2. Anathem - Neal Stephenson 3. Cocaine Nights - J.G. Ballard 4. Consider Phlebas - Iain Banks 5. The Fifth Head of Cerberus - Gene Wolfe 6. Eastern Standard Tribe ...

... mes.) Giles Goat Boy by John Barth The Goldbug Variations by Richard Powers Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Anathem by Neal Stephenson Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace The Cornish Trilogy by Robertson Davies Book of the Thousand and One Nights (partially read, and I' ...

Er, that's not exactly a 100-page novel either. And then they'd have to read the Baroque Cycle or Anathem, and both of those could cause severe concussion.

Hmm...this is really sad, I only have 2 that I would put on any list as "the best." Anathem - amazing! Might end up being my favorite book all year. Brethren by WA Hoffman. Also, really good. #1: "The City and The City by China Mieville" - new Mieville!! This is exciting, I should ...

> 3 I guess our votes cancel out, Gandalara. I'll probably vote for Anathem, then No Award. Maybe Saturn's Children's second, though it is no where near as good as Glasshouse. Little Brother is good, but didactic. The Graveyard Book well written, but slight. And you couldn't pay ...

Taken from Torque Control: Best Novel Anathem by Neal Stephenson The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Saturn's Children by Charles Stross Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi Best N ...

... presented each year at the World Science Fiction Convention. 799 Total Ballots cast Best Novel (639 Ballots Cast) Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK) Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen ...

Fantasy (actually the book is more SciFi but whatever) Anathem Neal Stephenson I really really think this book is amazing - definitely one of the best books that I have read in a long time.

... but I love anything he writes, I love his humor and his factual knowledge. Before that I finished Neal Stephenson's Anathem. I know it is a really love it or really hate it book, for me it was love. I have read negative reviews that point to other books that do similar themes better, I ...

Have you ever found Anathem, Bob?

>11 bob, I keep leaving my copy of Anathem in places I visit! It's a well-traveled book, since it's been in six states so far, and through the mail three times. It's awaiting its fourth mailing even as we speak. Is this a sign, I wonder? Should I simply give up?

... for a while, so I read Twilight. I found it a bit average and I'm still divided on whether to read the sequels. I added Anathem to my watchlist because I like sci-fi but have yet to actually get to it. On the other hand, I'll probably never read The Da Vince Code or 2666 because the ...

... I understand that a number of Stephenson's books elicit the same reaction in his readers that you describe. I want to try Anathem later this year. Enjoying your thread! Edited to correct typos.

... anything, except i'll hold up sorrows of young werther as the originator of Emo. (Not quite true - I started Anathem, put it down, but given all the positive feedback the book's received, will pick it back up sometime, assuming i can actually FIND it.

... around here--Adams or Wahrenbrocks or Nina's up on El Cajon and College. I have read Stephenson, but haven't tackled Anathem yet. Maybe this summer? But not at the beach! I hear that reaction to Neuromancer a lot from people who have only read it in the last 10 years. I think the ...

So what did you think of Anathem? And Neuromancer, although it's been ages since I read it. It sounds like I need to check out Christopher Moore's work. Does it come in mass paperbacks? I looked for him at Mysterious Galaxy last weekend, and only saw trade paperbacks of his stuff.

11. Anathem - Neal Stephenson 12. The Sky So Big and Black - John Barnes 13. Never let me go - Kazuo Ishiguro 14. Rich Man, Poor Man - Irwin Shaw 15. Beggerman, Thief - Irwin Shaw 16. Q & A - Vikas Swarup 17 Neuromancer - William Gibson 18 The Se ...

... his characters in Blindsight walked fully formed from a neuropsych textbook. Btw, what sciences do you folks think Anathem is dominated by? Western (Analytic) Philosophy (as in, one long argument for Platonic realism)? I think there's alotta otherstuff going on in there too... Although ...

... seem, based on relative sales and critical attention. In the SFnal world, I wonder if Neal Stephenson's venture of Anathem will be seen as a wrong turning or the beginning of a new school of obscurantist dilettante SF....

... - The Skinner by Neal Asher Pashazade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (1 of 3) The Dispossessed by Le Guin Anathem by Neal Stephenson When gravity fails by Georg Alec Effinger (1 of 3) Hellburner by C.J. Cherryh (2 of 2) Tripoint by C.J. Cherryh Worlds ...

#12 - i hope she makes exceptions..i do plan to resume Anathem some time soon - and the first 41 pages didn't really reel me in. But that's a good rule.

... Baldacci 9. High Profile - Robert Parker 10. The Mayflower and her Passengers - Caleb Johnson 11. Anathem - Neal Stephenson

... checkout period allowed no renewals, you could still probably get it read. By the way, do you know anything about the book Anathem? I think that was the first runner up behind Farthing when we did our group read. --BJ

I'm new to the Librarything and these discussions. I have created this new thread to discuss the ending to Anathem. I trust that it is well flagged to warn away anyone that does not want to know how the book ends (and as one reviewer elsewhere stated, the book is best read not knowing the ending). ...

I also would love to discuss the ending to Anathem. I am new to Librarything, how does this work? Should I just start a new thread? I tried searching around for any existing threads. Any suggestions? Dan

... for other SF/Fantasy--I also plan to try some of Neal Stephenson's stuff---I have his Cryptonomicron, and his new one Anathem and his Baroque Cycle triology....OK---I've had enough coffee for this morning....happy reading in 2009!!!! mamachunk

Anyone out there read Anathem?

... of Things Past by Marcel Proust ~ 4356p. {4/23} 6. The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell ~ 1086p. {4/26} 7. Anathem by Neal Stephenson ~ 960p. {5/26} 8. Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon ~ 776p. {6/6} 9. 2666 by Roberto Bolaño ~ 912p. {6/16} 10. A Dance to the Music ...

... of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta Anathem by Neal Stephenson

... that Borders which is rumored to be shutting down, at least nationally, has a fair # of new books half price, including Anathem. Also picked up the alchemy of stone, looks like a steampunk fantasy, anyway, looked interesting.

... me any certainty that something I loaned out shouldn't be on this list. Both are among the reasons I just joined LT! Anathem by Neal Stephenson What is the What Dave Eggers Black Swan Green by David Mitchell The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon The Time Traveler's Wif ...

ahem, back on topic. Lonely Werewolf Girl by Martin Millar Anathem by Neal Stephenson Sacred Games by Vikream Chandra Stardust by Neil Gaiman Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (just finished last night).

... and lately I've been reconsidering it for a reread. Thanks for the reminder! Books that kept me up late this year - Anathem by Neal Stephenson Regenesis by C.J. Cherryh Honoraries to Julie E Czerneda for In the company of others Ursula K. Le Guin for Powers ...

I'm going to second Busifer on Anathem and the other Stephenson books ... although I'm not sure they'll fit in ye olde overhead compartment!

... may be general overload. Each of them is almost 1000 pages... Like them, though, but not everyone does. Anathem was quite good, for a different take on philosophy and science. Cyteen, of course, for thoughts on social engineering (and MIND engineering), political ...

... I'll stick to five that haven't shown up yet. Wolf Totem, Jiang Rong The Brothers K, David James Duncan Anathem, Neil Stephenson The Savage Detectives, Roberto Bolano Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts Ya know, come to think of it, none of the above are ...

... Deep by Vernor Vinge--it is still sitting there in my TBR pile. I'm not nominating but commenting--found a copy of Anathem on my local library new books shelf today and grabbed it. It IS a big book.

Good luck with Anathem. In theory, I love Stephenson, but this one puts me off.

... - Greg Bear 3.Parable Of The Sower - Octavia E. Butler 4.Patron Saint Of Plagues - Barth Anderson 5.Anathem - Neal Stephenson 6. 7. 8. 9.

Made a lot of headway with Neal Stephenshon's Anathem during the holiday, but still a couple of hundred pages to go ... regarding Richard Price, whose books I love, I believe he's on LT, too!

... for this particular book, reading some Beowulf would certainly help. I'm about 1/5 of my way into Neal Stephenson's Anathem.

oops..holding on to Anathem to restart in the new year. Hope to pick up Ghosh's latest sometime soon. And maybe buy another copy of Max Picard's the world of silence as i can't find my copy anywhere.

I am feeling lie I am in the same boat as kd9. I thought Anathem was the best book I have read this year. I was not too found of the Baroque Cycle but Anathem was incredible. But I do have to say that Greg Bear's City at the End of Time was pretty mind blowing and kinda fresh. It ...

... that it's a tricky thing making a genre book surprising. I can't decide what I want to listen to next. I've been eying Anathem but it's gotten such horrible reviews and I'm worried about how they will handle his author created vocabulary on mp3.

... care that much for Snowcrash - it was a good book, I just didn't see it as anything special unlike some others. For me Anathem is up there with the best of his work.

Anathem takes a while to get going but IMO it is Hugo worthy and stands a good chance of winning.

... either); I'm working on Matter (I've read enough to consider it Hugo-worthy); and I've read just a few pages of Anathem (which has not yet grabbed me...). I usually wait for the Hugo nominations, and then make some sort of effort to at least look into the nominees before the ...

Here's why I'm thoroughly frustrated - NO ONE's actually complained - someone wants to enter a quote from Anathem and we're talking about switching over the entire quote system so they'll all look like this: (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) These are examples of quotes ...

... worry that I am too much of a purist but still I have not tripped across any quotations that I would count as spoilers. Anathem is one of a special case as the nature of the story only becomes clear about two-thirds the way through and quoting something that makes the real story clear up ...

Yesterday, I came across a very funny quote in Anathem that I wanted to add into quotations, but as it occurs approx 1/2 way through the book after certain key events, it was definitely a 'spoiler', so I resisted the temptation. And so, I would love to have the option of flagging a Quotation ...

... to consider for a Hugo Nomination. Not this year. I can think of several books that I will NOT nominate, but except for Anathem by Neal Stephenson, I can't think of many that I want to nominate. What am I a missing? At least I have a great short story/novel, Pump Six by Paolo Bacig ...

... my current fiction Fine Just the Way it Is by Annie Proux (I'm nearly there and she's a good read) and waded through Anathem perhaps more excuses not to read he Lessing will have been published.

... of genre books that demanded and rewarded attention. NSteph went downhill posthaste afterwards..i'm trying to get into Anathem.

... first demonstrated in the scene when Kvothe first met Abenthy. This is not far from a theme discussed in my previous read Anathem - just substitute 'arcanist' with 'scientist'. Is this dread of knowledge, and of people with knowledge, a sign of our times? Is this a recurrent theme because ...

#47,48 - I've now written a review (of Anathem). Be warned - I'm no master of the review format.

I recently invested myself into 750 of Anathem's 931 pages only to suddenly find myself mysteriously transported back to page 719. It turns out that 32 pages (or the 24th signature for all the book designers out there) is repeated in my copy. So, in the end I have pages 719 through 750 twice ...

... of Stars by Michael Flynn The Night Sessions by Ken McLeod Black Man AKA Thirteen Resistance by Owen Sheers Anathem by Neal Stephenson Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer (2) Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (2) A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor V ...

... famous for it. At least among customers. I think we will visit the other one next time we need to go there. Finished Anathem and if I start to sound ridiculous for a while from now on; blame it on the book. At the moment I'm refreshing my memory about different philosophic systems and ...

Anathem is totally serious, what with discussions of different scientific philosophies, phase space, quantum mechanics... and society. Better paced, better edited, and not much of the the navel gazing that takes place in Cryptonomicon and it's cousins (which I know you didn't like). Of ...

On Arbre, which is a kind of parallel world to ours but that also seems to be part of our universe? Anyway, the book is Anathem, and I'm now close to finishing this 960 page read :-) Paraphrasing Tane - nothing lightens up the mood like a set of scientific monks and their thoughts ;-)

I expect to finish Anathem. Also I might catch up on all posts in here? This last week I've only worked worked worked, and when not working I've read that book. Which some days have meant not at all, because I've had so much work to get done.

... of Stars by Michael Flynn The Night Sessions by Ken McLeod Black Man AKA Thirteen Resistance by Owen Sheers Anathem by Neal Stephenson Off Armageddon Road by David Weber Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer (2) Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (2) A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor V ...

... Brown Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer -- (2) Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson -- (2) Anathem by Neal Stephenson A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge (2) Black Man aka Thirteen by Richard Morgan -- (2) Cities in Flight by James Blish The Day of ...

Good point. The following are all over 500 pages - The Wreck Of The River Of Stars, Anathem, Black Man, and A Fire Upon The Deep. Anathem is only in hardcover which may be a mark against it. The Night Sessions is only in hardcover at the moment. There is no US edition yet as far ...

I have spent most of this weekend reading Anathem. Either that, or sleeping, or just plain thinking. Only way to read that book. At least for me. The text is so elaborate and plain byzantine it's awe-inspiring. ('Plain' and 'byzantine' should be a contradiction of terms, but not so in ...

... Brown Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer -- (2) Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson -- (2) Anathem by Neal Stephenson A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge (2) Black Man aka Thirteen by Richard Morgan -- (2) This will be my last update (see explantion in ...

... Brown Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer -- (2) Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson -- (2) Anathem by Neal Stephenson A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge Black Man aka Thirteen by Richard Morgan -- (2) Geneg, how long are nominations open this time?

I received my copy today! Will start to read it either after I've finished Anathem, or I will have it as my 'portable' read (Anathem being a hefty tome, not for lugging around...). Either way I'll start reading it on Monday, earliest, but really looking forward to it!

#231 - I just started Anathem, and I hope that comic strip is not an omen. I immediately thought of your post. (I would also like to add Cherryh to the hoover-disclaimer...)

... couldn't read it while too sick, so I stuffed 7 of the 9 Foreigner-books into the middle of it. Now I'm about to start Anathem, finally. I'd thought to start it some weeks ago, but I wanted to finish 40K first, so... Anyway, it's quite a tome so I won't be lugging it around. Haven't ...

... always start it immediately; that doesn't mean i'll not drop it if i'm not engrossed pretty quickly. (Just happened w/ Anathem - i imagine i'll finish it eventually, but having just read the Shadow of the Torturer and finding the style unappealing, plowing through a not dissimilar book was ...

... by Eric Brown Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Anathem by Neal Stephenson A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

Possibly Anathem tho i'm not liking it as much as I'd hoped. It's reminding me too much of TBotNS (albeit a bit lighter). I'd also defn. be up for rereading/discussing one of V.Vinge's later space operas as was mooted in the first round. Probably A Fire upon the Deep as it precedes A deepness ...

Possibly Anathem tho i'm not liking it as much as I'd hoped. It's reminding me too much of TBotNS (albeit a bit lighter). I'd also defn. be up for rereading/discussing one of V.Vinge's later space operas as was mooted in the first round. Probably A Fire upon the Deep as it precedes A ...

I have Anathem and having a difficult time getting into it. Stephenson's books are always better the second read. How does everyone feel about Baseball? and sociology? I picked up Crazy '08 from Elliot Bay on the way to the ball game today and am finding it fascinating. How Americ ...

Oops...I bought Anathem.

... writing hero. Whenever I feel like giving up on a "hard" book I think about your interesting comments. I promise to give Anathem a real effort now that I am home and .... no baby to interrupt my reading. Life does go on doesn't it. Autumn has arrived: reading seasons. Maybe today I'll ...

Welcome back, maggie! Like the others said - pictures. And maybe stories? I have not started Anathem yet. I got grounded by fever and have done nothing else but comfort reading for over a week - to be more specific; The Foreigner novels, out of order ;-)

When I picked up Anathem by Neal Stephenson from my bookstore the other day I noticed that I was only $30 short of having spent enough to claim another $50 voucher in their rewards scheme. So I went back in on wednesday and picked up: The Last Colony by John Scalzi Iron Sunrise by ...

... Maggie! We want pictures. I absolutely Hated In the Woods. That ending made me want to fling it. Not really into Anathem ~100 pages in...

... about Paris and learn some french phrases. My splurge, of course, was going to France in the first place. I did start on Anathem on the plane coming home today and recognized "dense" writing quite quickly. Uff da. I also finished In the Woods for the first book of the new Green Dragon ...

Just started Anathem last night...warmed up w/ Once upon a time in the North (good) and Rucka's DC based Checkmate which i didn't like nearly as much as his comix based on his own characters..Whiteout or the Queen and Country series.

I've just started reading Anathem.

... and also am interested in what others are thinking. I'll be home in Bothell in about a week.... and am willing to start Anathem if that is our next pick. Am having a wonderful time here. Wish I were a great deal more wealthy and I would travel mroe.

46. Anathem by Neal Stephenson 47. Shadowmarch by Tad Williams *re-read 48. The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams *re-read 49. Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams *re-read 50. To Green Angel Tower Part 1 by Tad Williams *re-read 51. To Green Angel Tower Part 2 by Tad Williams *re-read ...

... way while I was ill so I feel kind of hesitant now - I associate the text with feeling very nauseous. Looking at Anathem, and a few more, but I'll finish 40 K first. Also having some heavy duty reading/analysing that is work related, which takes a lot of time and energy. To say ...

anyone else up for a go @ Neal Stephenson's latest, Anathem? I have it in my checkout @ Amazon..but need a bit of impetus to buy it after the last couple of volumes of the Baroque Cycle. But this one appears promising...

Maggie, I know you're already on your way by now, but Anathem is close to 900 pages and his writing style can be kind of elaborate so I guess that one will last a while. I know I wouldn't manage to read it in 9 hours flat!

I've cracked open Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Only 900+ pages to go.

...was published today. Anathem was an "Early Reviewer" book here on LT. So, has anyone read it?

I just bought for my Kindle Flat, Hot, and Crowded, Change We Can Believe In, and Anathem. And the airplane flight to Paris is only 9.5 hours. How will I do it?

... it up as a Kindle book. Said that it does not come with the CD. And the Publisher's Weekly review they included on the Anathem page referred to a CD of music, appropriately mystical, I think. Check out the Amazon page. What a rip-off if you can't get it outside the US!

Off topic - CD with Anathem? My edition is US, 1st, and there's no CD anywhere...

I see Anathem is available on the Kindle, however, the real life book has a CD with it and the Kindle version (for $9.99) is without the CD. I am buying it any way because I really do not need more books or CDs in my real space. My real space is pretty packed.

... Along with The Mad War on Bush and World War Z (that I DeVoured the day I got it). How does everyone feel about Anathem next? I'm hoping for an autographed copy the 14th. Stephenson ...

... that I wasn't able to appreciate the first time around. The connections was there, so now I HAVE to finish it, despite Anathem and a few other new purchases are burning holes on the shelves...

Today I managed to pick up my copy of Anathem... *lucky sigh*

... this morning, but it started AFTER I had parked my bike). I'm cranky because I've still not managed to fetch my copy of Anathem from the shop were it lies waiting for me. I think I'll sneak off extra early from work today, to get it.

I came home with Survival today, and tomorrow I'm going to pick up my copy of Anathem from the shop were it lie waiting for me. What I didn't know was that I could had done that today - the email notification was there waiting for me when I came home AFTER having been to the shop! If I had ...

I canceled my Amazon order for Anathem Instead, I'm going to try for an autographed copy at Third Place Books on the 14th. Stephenson feature at The Seattle Times

I have Anathem on pre-order at Amazon. Really looking forward to it.

Anathem is being released September 9th, and has got some good (ARC) reviews already. Whether it's sf or even fantasy is another question... But if the ubiquitous Enoch Root is still present I'd say fantasy with a techie steampunkish historic streak ;-)

... Cycle after ploughing through the first two books. In hardback. I have no intention of buying or reading his new one, Anathem.

... John Barth, 756 pages. I started it and it's a kick so far. Shadow Country, Peter Matthiessen, 892 pages. Anathem, Neal Stephenson, 976 pages. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth, 1488 pages. I've been seeing this book mentioned positively on LT for 15 months now (how long ...

#79 Apparently Anathem's true first will be the UK edition. Atlantic Books has it down for a September 1st release, the US first edition is currently listed as September 9th.

... forgot about the time lag for the UK and Europe for the Dozois. If this group read effort survives until September I'm sure Anathem is going to come up. Are you guys getting that in Sep.? When are those of you in Australia scheduled for Anathem?

We can't tell you how to get Anathem for sure, but I would recommend emailing the publisher and telling them that you would like to read the book and review it on LibraryThing. Publishers particularly like to send review copies to people who have book blogs that get a fair amount of traffic. T ...

... music did you hear in your head, eleraama? Why was the execution disappointing? For me, it fit perfectly ;) (I also love Anathem. I love the depth of historical detail created for Arbre...)

I haven't bought any of the early titles yet, but I'm looking forward to Neal Stepehnson's Anathem after finding out about it through the early reviewers list!

I'm trying to promote my blog too - it's definitely difficult and take a lot of time! I got Anathem from HarperCollins FirstLook yesterday - woohoo! Although it's going to be some work finishing it before the July 15 cut off date - looks like I know what I'll be doing over July 4th weekend... ...

... and said, Hey, You got this book in your library that I want to read. Can I have it? OK, I didn't really. To all: Did Anathem get sent out yet? I'd trade a piece of genuine belly button lint for it.

... requested in every round but two so far (please note I've only requested books in about half the rounds). One of those -- Anathem -- I will snap up as soon as it's released. I had planned to buy the other, The Enchantress of Florence, but reviews have been rather negative so I think I'll ...

... had to re-read the book to confirm that they left out all the good bits. Sigh. Now I've got the advanced reader copy of Anathem by Neal Stephenson sitting by my bedside, courtesy of the Early Reviewers program. It's nearly 1000 pages, which includes a glossary, several appendices, and a ...

Title: Anathem Date Arrived: 6/24/2008 Method of Delivery: UPS ground Location Received: Los Angeles, CA Book Format: ARC Publisher: HarperCollins Packaging: Padded mailer Included no charge invoice

I haven't gotten my copy of Anathem yet.

I'm still waiting on my copy of Anathem too...The last book I got took about a month and a half to get delivered though so I'm not too worried...just anxious!

... ril. Rounds in which I requested books but received none were the March bonus batch The Enchantress of Florence and May Anathem both of which were in very high demand.

Anyone received Anathem yet?

Gosh, I was starting to wonder because I didn't have Anathem yet! Looks like I'm getting way ahead of myself, aren't I?

From the May ER batch: After Hours at the Almost Home by Tara Yellen Anathem by Neal Stephenson (09/09/2008) Between Here and April by Deborah Copaken Kogan (09/30/2008) Meeting Lizzy by SarahBeth Carter (09/19/2008) Mister Sandman by Barbara Gowdy (06/03/2008) ...

... I mean, I have all but one of Neal Stephenson's books. I also have a fair number of other books that sound similar to Anathem. But I'm not surprised I didn't get it -- because there are OTHER PEOPLE who have all his books, too, and the similar books, and there were 1400 requests for 25 ...

Well, I didn't get Anathem, but that's not a big surprise -- there were nearly 1400 requests for only 25 copies. So even though I do have most of Stephenson's other works and a few other similar-sounding titles I'm not surprised that it wasn't good enough. Ah well, it's on the wishlist ...

... the UK population wanting to read The End of Mr. Y would equal the combined US and Canadian population wanting to read Anathem. In fact, I probably would've bet money against it. Neal is one of the most popular authors on LT while Scarlett is well represented here but several notches down ...

Actually, according to Amazon, Anathem is 32 pages shorter than Quicksilver. I need to read the rest of the cycle sometime....

I considered Anathem, but I really hate it when authors become so famous that the publisher decides they don't need to bother with a description of the book anymore. There are very, very few authors whose books I'd read on the strength of their name alone. So, that's one fewer person competing ...

Discouraging others from requesting Anathem. The book comes in at over 900 pages. You know you really don't want to read that long of a book. Hee.....

#6 yep, no way do I request a second one either. Going out on a limb and predicting Anathem gets requested more than Somnambulist.

... remained unmentioned so far) Ian McDonald - Cyberabad Days Greg Egan - Incandescence Neal Stephenson - Anathem I'm interested in Principles Of Angles by Jaine Fenn.

... whose retelling of biblical tales I got a kick from. Also, today while scrolling through movers and shakers on Amazon Anathem by Neal Stephenson popped up. Have to keep my eye on that one. 980 pages or so (again) according to the publisher info. This ain't some weird reprint thing, is ...

... slecht. ben in deel 1 begonnen, na dertig pagina's weggelegd en geen van de delen ooit weer ingezien. Nu maar hopen dat Anathem wel weer goed is!