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December: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
The next poll will pick two books. I'd like to do it that way to keep a strong second place contender from being overlooked, and so I don't have to update the poll so often.
Discuss The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin in the comments below.
Snow Crash was written by Neal Stephenson in 1992. The novel features a bit of a Calexit scenario, and is known for popularizing the term "avatar" (paving the way for James Cameron's true magnum opus). These days, Neal moonlights as Magic Leap's "Chief Futurist". Seems appropriate.
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by SemperOSS on Thursday December 06 2018, @03:33PM
It is nice to read a story with a different cultural perspective than my own. I think Liu Cixin does a great job of showing differences between Western culture and Chinese.
I love how he managed to integrate the real Three-Body-Problem physics with the Three Body Problem story and translate that into a mostly believable culture. The novel may have been written based on a single idea (most are, aren't they?) but he spun a beautiful yarn from that premise.
Unfortunately, as much as I like this novel, the sequels do not quite live up to it, in my opinion, especially the last in the series.
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Maybe I should add a sarcasm warning now and again?