osullivj

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osullivj · Jan 5, 2016
Been a big Stephenson fan since Cryptonomicon. Enjoyed the Baroque Trilogy, Anathem & Reamde, but non of them are as good as Cryptonomicon.
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osullivj · Jan 5, 2016
Anathem
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osullivj · Jan 5, 2016
Enjoyed the Baroque Trilogy
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osullivj · Jan 5, 2016
Reamde
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osullivj · Mar 28, 2017
Loved Foucault's Pendulum
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osullivj · Jan 5, 2016
Currently reading Carl Sagan's Contact. Loved the 1997 film with Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway. The book is a real treat.
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osullivj · Mar 28, 2017
I loved Blind Watchmaker on publication in the 80s. Wonderfully clear explication of quite subtle concepts.
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osullivj · Mar 28, 2017
Name of the Rose is a better novel. The characters are more convincing, the narrative momentum more propulsive, and the intellectual pyrotechnics just as satisfying.
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osullivj · Jan 5, 2016
nothing since Name of the Rose has been quite as good
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osullivj · Mar 28, 2017
IMHO the best 20th century novel in the English language: Brideshead Revisited.
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