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We Are All Nerds: The Literary Works of Neal Stephenson

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If you and I ever had a longer conversation, chances are that Neal Stephenson might have come up once or twice. As contemporary authors go, Neal’s books are by far the most enthralling on my long and ever-growing reading list. This post is primarily written for people that usually shy away from reading what they consider ‘science fiction’ literature because they consider it to be insufficiently serious or just plain weird.1 I hope to dispel some myths and whet your appetite for this type of books. One thing I would like to get away with first: many authors believe that the term speculative fiction might be much more appropriate than science fiction. This term is chosen because it encompasses things like alternative histories or stories that are playing in our future but use essentially the same technology. A perfect example would be The Handmaid’s Tale. Nothing whatsoever in this great book is really about technology or progress; instead, Margaret Atwood paints a picture of a near-dyst

We Are All Nerds: The Literary Works of Neal Stephenson Tags: musings Published on Saturday, August 27, 2022 << Previous post: Put it on the Crazy Pile: Ideas and … - Next post: Reluctant Philosopher Kings? Leadership … >> If you and I ever had a longer conversation, chances are that Neal Stephenson might have come up once or twice. As contemporary authors go, Neal's books are by far the most enthralling on my long and ever-growing reading list. This post is primarily written for people that usually shy away from reading what they consider 'science fiction' literature because they consider it

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