http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3421 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3421&cpage=1#comment-18509 thalia Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:35:47 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3421#comment-18509 Um, no, not hilarious. Or even very funny. The rather snide English phrase comes to mind - "Too clever by half." I don't think I am his kind of reader... Um, no, not hilarious. Or even very funny. The rather snide English phrase comes to mind - “Too clever by half.” I don’t think I am his kind of reader…

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3421&cpage=1#comment-18502 girldetective Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:40:26 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3421#comment-18502 KC, one of the many things I loved about this trilogy was how funny it was. Now I have to go back and confirm the plot event I think you're referring to. My husband and I agree that a re-reading of Cryptonomicon is not far in our future. KC, one of the many things I loved about this trilogy was how funny it was. Now I have to go back and confirm the plot event I think you’re referring to. My husband and I agree that a re-reading of Cryptonomicon is not far in our future.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3421&cpage=1#comment-18500 Kid Charlemagne Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:28:08 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3421#comment-18500 This is one of my favorite quotes from the Baroque Cycle. I love how Stephenson drops this vastly amusing aside right before he drops an absolute bomb on the reader once Daniel and Isaac get to wher they're going on their carriage ride. It reminds me very much of the Captain Crunch digression in Cryptonimicon, which happens concurrently with a very important plot development. This is one of my favorite quotes from the Baroque Cycle. I love how Stephenson drops this vastly amusing aside right before he drops an absolute bomb on the reader once Daniel and Isaac get to wher they’re going on their carriage ride. It reminds me very much of the Captain Crunch digression in Cryptonimicon, which happens concurrently with a very important plot development.

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