6/29/2023 0 Comments Snow crash author![]() ![]() Its original conception as a graphic novel is evident in its predilection for action rather than explanation. Snow Crash is a long book which can be read quickly. His vision included a librarian with instant access to essentially all the world's knowledge (much of which pertains to ancient religions reimagined as viruses) and a computer virus, Snow Crash, which not only debilitates a user's avatar in the Metaverse but also the user in the real world. His version, the Metaverse, resembles a modern RPG in which users "goggle in" as avatars and perform various acts ranging from mundane (converse, ride public transportation) to superhuman/impossible (swing a katana while riding a motorcycle at tens of thousands of miles per hour, simultaneously conversing with the man you are trying to decapitate). Snow Crash is no different.įrom his vantage-point of 1992, Stephenson had a remarkable vision of the possibilities of computer-generated worlds. As usual with my reviews of Science Fiction, I will admit that I don't particularly care for the genre, primarily due to the disparity between the interesting concepts most books contain and the quality of their writing. ![]()
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