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"Stephenson’s novels have always been a little nuts, but thoughtfully nuts.On the other hand, Reamde is awfully exciting, and perhaps for the manically productive Stephenson, it amounts to a lark, a palate cleanser" - Laura Miller, The Guardian

(.) A liberal sprinkling of social satire gives the novel a bit of edge (.) Adding gangsters and terrorists and spies may once have seemed like a great way to spice up the subject of virtual, video game-based economies, but eventually the seasoning takes over the dish. "Like Stephenson's most critically acclaimed novel, Cryptonomicon, Reamde combines meticulous observation of the stranger socioeconomic effects wrought by technology with rousing fusillades of adventure.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorī+ : solid, large-scale - if occasionally over-detailed - adventure tale Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs.