On Fri, 12 Sep 2008, John Williams wrote:
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>> , I'm going to ask some questions that others interpret as setting
>> strawmen.
>
> I'm not saying don't ask, but I won't guarantee an answer. Although you
> wouldn't
> know it from my posts, I actually wanted to discuss science fiction when
> I joined this list (I got a bit sidetracked, obviously). No one wanted to
> discuss
> Greg Bear's latest book. I just started Neal Stephenson's new book,
> Anathem. I'm having a little trouble getting started, the beginning is a bit
> slow (heh, big contrast with Snow Crash). If you want to take a break from
> your work, you could always read Anathem and then discuss it here! :-)
How long is Anathem? If it's under, say, 800 pages, I might pick up a
copy at FenCon and have it read by Christmas....
Julia
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