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October 1, 2010 4:48 AM   Subscribe

Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I am tired of re-re-reading it. Any suggestions?
posted by evil_esto to Writing & Language (12 answers total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: You really need to be clearer and more specific about what it is you're looking for when you ask a question. -- cortex

 
For what? Help reading it again? Try the audiobook - I thought it was quite enjoyable and well read.

For books like it? What in particular did you like about Anathem that you would like to find in another book? Have you read the rest of Neal Stephenson's books?
posted by fremen at 4:51 AM on October 1, 2010


Stop re-re-reading it? It's nice to catch an easy question first!

Really, are you looking got insight into the book or for alternative reading material or something else again?
posted by biffa at 4:51 AM on October 1, 2010


I'm guessing you want recommendations for other books. Here are some books it reminded me of:

The Name Of The Rose by Umberto Eco
The Republic by Plato
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter
posted by ninebelow at 5:02 AM on October 1, 2010 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: I have limited time to browse... thanks freman, biffa and Palene
posted by evil_esto at 5:02 AM on October 1, 2010


Response by poster: nineblow, there is a problem.
posted by evil_esto at 5:04 AM on October 1, 2010


Is this some kind of performance art? Are you looking for book recommendations? Having a laugh?
posted by proj at 5:06 AM on October 1, 2010 [2 favorites]


Response by poster: Book recommendations. But I can do perf.art if that floats your boat!
posted by evil_esto at 5:10 AM on October 1, 2010


Infinite Jest, Finnegans Wake, Foucault's Pendulum, but be sure to read them in that order at least twice.
posted by sammyo at 5:22 AM on October 1, 2010


I'm assuming you've read all of Stephenson's numerous other works, because if you've not, that'd also be an obvious direction to go.
posted by Fizzgig at 5:54 AM on October 1, 2010


Dhalgren, Voice of the Fire, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Mongoliad
posted by infinitewindow at 5:58 AM on October 1, 2010


Um, he's written other books. Have you tried them? The Baroque Cycle? The Diamond Age?
posted by amtho at 6:07 AM on October 1, 2010


What did you like about it? What do you want more of?
posted by wobh at 6:27 AM on October 1, 2010


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