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<font size=3>Marc rote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> You know, I liked a lot of
these but inexplicably I absolutely hated Anathem, i honestly thought it
was one of the worst books I ever read, and I liked Snow Crash, Diamond
Age, and Cryptonomicon. I was variously bored, apathetic, and just
bothered by it. Can anyone explain why it was so popular?
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<x-tab> </x-tab>It is IMO
clearly Harry Potter Book 8. The kids are one year older. The setting is
different, of course, yet similar, with math for magick; and the
characters are very similar. Think of it in those terms and you might
like it better. <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>I also
thought that it hung together better than The Diamond Age, which was
messy with things going off in too many directions, though the central
story was delightful.<br><br>
Jim Jordan<br><br>
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