so... Quicksilver came out today... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

qpid · 09-23-2003, 08:54 AM

My professor (who fricking rocks) in my Internet and Hollywood class (which rocks even harder) told me not only that Quicksilver came out today but that Neal Stephenson himself is coming to my campus on the second of October to autograph his books (swoon)

So I get to go back and get him to autograph:

Quicksilver
Snow Crash
The Diamond Age
and if I can find a copy "Cryptonomicon" that one

Off to reading...

Redlemon · 09-23-2003, 08:57 AM

Hey, you are missing Big U. Of course, he might not want to sign that one...

... oh yeah, and "In the Beginning was the Command Line".

Quicksilver is on order for me right now... I just need to find the time for another 900 pages.

preluder · 09-27-2003, 11:37 PM

neal stephenson is awesome, i really liked snow crash and the diamond age, but is it really possible to read something 900 pages, not including his next installments?

qpid · 10-02-2003, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by redlemon
Hey, you are missing Big U. Of course, he might not want to sign that one...

... oh yeah, and "In the Beginning was the Command Line".

Quicksilver is on order for me right now... I just need to find the time for another 900 pages.

In the beginning was available on his site for free to d/l and it stilll might be so he can't sign that for me

Redlemon · 10-03-2003, 02:57 AM

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Originally posted by qpid
In the beginning was available on his site for free to d/l and it stilll might be so he can't sign that for me

I have it bound paperback; I don't like reading long works in electronic form.

K-Wise · 10-03-2003, 03:15 AM

Dude yer avatar fuckin Rocks. Michael is the man...coolest avatar I've ever seen. Just thought I'd say that.....never saw it before.

Asta!!

diergray · 10-03-2003, 05:12 AM

I am about 100 pages into the book. Interesting but nothing exciting has happened yet. Hopefully he wont take 900 pages just to set the whole story up!

ubertuber · 10-04-2003, 03:41 PM

He also wrote a book called Zodiac - sort of an "enviro-thriller". Not as cool as the others, but a good read nonetheless. Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon are two of my favorite books though, and Quicksilver has been shaping up pretty well. I know what you guys are saying about nothing happening, but somehow his writing is so interesting to me. What a smart dude!

phredgreen · 10-05-2003, 02:24 AM

yeah... i've read all of his except in the beginning... - too deep into the geek life for me. i'm just starting quicksilver, and it has promise, i'm just trying to get over the continuous historical namedropping... give me another week or so and i should be into this book full swing. i'm excited for the next two already.

i'm also a lil pissed that he can't find it in his heart to come to arizona, especially with the stellar weather we've been having lately. o-well.

ubertuber · 04-27-2004, 07:40 PM

Hey - I just finished The Confusion (book 2 of the Baroque Cycle). It was damn good - even better than Quicksilver. I'm gonna be so sad when I finish The System of the World (book 3, which comes out in September I think). Waiting for the next release is like saying goodbye to your friends for a couple of months!

Lokus · 04-29-2004, 12:54 PM

Ah, I wish he was coming to my campus. I just finished Cryptonomicon and man, it was a great book although it took me a while to get really into it. I'm going to have to pick up Quicksilver.

Charlatan · 04-29-2004, 12:57 PM

Zodiac wasn't bad at all...

I too am a big fan of Stephenson's work... like many, Snow Crash just blew my mind when I first read it. I just re-read it a month ago it really hold up well given all that has happened since he first wrote it.

09-23-2003, 08:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
qpid Psycho Location: Detroit	so... Quicksilver came out today... My professor (who fricking rocks) in my Internet and Hollywood class (which rocks even harder) told me not only that Quicksilver came out today but that Neal Stephenson himself is coming to my campus on the second of October to autograph his books (swoon) So I get to go back and get him to autograph: Quicksilver Snow Crash The Diamond Age and if I can find a copy "Cryptonomicon" that one Off to reading... __________________ My army will take over the world join us or be destroyed. I am the Emperor Supreme Join the Revolution! Necrophilia - The irresistible urge to crack open a cold one

09-23-2003, 08:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Hey, you are missing Big U. Of course, he might not want to sign that one... ... oh yeah, and "In the Beginning was the Command Line". Quicksilver is on order for me right now... I just need to find the time for another 900 pages. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

10-03-2003, 03:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
K-Wise It's All About The Ass!! Location: In a pool of mayonnaise!!	Dude yer avatar fuckin Rocks. Michael is the man...coolest avatar I've ever seen. Just thought I'd say that.....never saw it before. Asta!! __________________ "I love music and it's my parents fault (closing statement)." - Me..quoting myself...from when I said that...On TFP..thats here...Tilted Forum Project *It ain't goodbye, it's see ya later! I'll miss you guys!* - Asta!!

10-03-2003, 05:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
diergray Psycho	I am about 100 pages into the book. Interesting but nothing exciting has happened yet. Hopefully he wont take 900 pages just to set the whole story up! __________________ "Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.” ~ James Bryant Conant

10-04-2003, 03:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	He also wrote a book called Zodiac - sort of an "enviro-thriller". Not as cool as the others, but a good read nonetheless. Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon are two of my favorite books though, and Quicksilver has been shaping up pretty well. I know what you guys are saying about nothing happening, but somehow his writing is so interesting to me. What a smart dude! __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

09-27-2003, 11:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
preluder Tilted Location: Houston, TX	neal stephenson is awesome, i really liked snow crash and the diamond age, but is it really possible to read something 900 pages, not including his next installments?

10-05-2003, 02:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	yeah... i've read all of his except in the beginning... - too deep into the geek life for me. i'm just starting quicksilver, and it has promise, i'm just trying to get over the continuous historical namedropping... give me another week or so and i should be into this book full swing. i'm excited for the next two already. i'm also a lil pissed that he can't find it in his heart to come to arizona, especially with the stellar weather we've been having lately. o-well. __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

04-27-2004, 07:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	Hey - I just finished The Confusion (book 2 of the Baroque Cycle). It was damn good - even better than Quicksilver. I'm gonna be so sad when I finish The System of the World (book 3, which comes out in September I think). Waiting for the next release is like saying goodbye to your friends for a couple of months! __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

04-29-2004, 12:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lokus I can't think of a good title Location: East Bay Area, CA	Ah, I wish he was coming to my campus. I just finished Cryptonomicon and man, it was a great book although it took me a while to get really into it. I'm going to have to pick up Quicksilver. __________________ The black wind howls...

04-29-2004, 12:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Zodiac wasn't bad at all... I too am a big fan of Stephenson's work... like many, Snow Crash just blew my mind when I first read it. I just re-read it a month ago it really hold up well given all that has happened since he first wrote it. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke