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		demachina on Oct 11, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read Anathem was really good, probably the last good book Stephenson's written. Reamde was awful. Daniel Suarez is top of my list to replace Stephenson. His books aren't great literature, and not as great as Stephenson when he was at his best but they are good page turners for near future tech. Daemon, Freedom, Kill Decision, Influx. http://www.amazon.com/Influx-Daniel-Suarez-ebook/dp/B00DMCPO...

fsloth on Oct 12, 2014 [–]

I understand the elements Stephenson wanted to explore in Reamde but I agree, the book was the first Stephenson book I had to struggle through.

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