I finished reading Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon today. Funny enough until a few years ago i hadn’t know it as a body of work had exitested. When i did i was in no rush to start it since i had heard it was a rough slog to read and it was huge. I dont remember what changed recently however I finally got around to starting it in the beginning of April. I cannot recall any novel I have read being that large. I feel like I deserve some sort of cryptography merit badge by finishing it.
Now a days I read way too many reviews on books before I read the actual book. I want to be sure something is worth it for me. With Cryptonomicon I was a bit worried about the time investment since so many people gave it mixed reviews. In the end i decided to risk it. I really liked it. Once i got going i did not worry about how big it was. I also found the story to be a really good progression leading to the conclusion. Many reviews complained it was all over the place and i guess did not see the progression from the original plot points to the end. I thought it was pretty well done overall.
I also got more of a lesson in cryptography than I thought. Since I didn’t really expect any lesson at all.