I know, I'm about 6 years late, but I finally got around to reading Cryptonomicon ![[0380788624]](http://www.mikeyp.com/css/external.gif)
, by Neal Stephenson. Other than the underwhelming ending, this was my favorite Stephenson book yet (compared to Zodiac, which I hated, and Snowcrash and The Diamond Age, which I loved).
Enough has been written about this book, so I won't bother to describe the story. Rather, I'll mention what I liked the most, which was how easy it was to pick up and read. Even though the book is a monster at 900+ pages, the story moves along briskly in chapters that span only about 10 pages or so. That makes it very convenient to pick up the book whenever you have a few minutes and gulp down a quick chapter without worrying about reaching a stopping point to bookmark. I wish more books were organized this way.
But still, it'll be a while before I start reading Stephenson's Baroque Cycle Trilogy, with the three books totaling a hefty 2700 pages.
