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I have finished the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon|legendary]] [[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380973464/102-0182508-4635362|Cryptonomicon]]. Enough has been said about it by a lot of really smart people, so I won’t waste my time writing yet another review. But I would like to list some of the things I really liked about the book:

* Truly engaging plot. I couldn’t put all of the pieces together until almost at the end.
* Neal Stephenson knows what he’s talking about. Unlike many other authors, when he writes something about crypto or email or laptops or Unix, it feels real.
* The best business plan template EVER written!
* Loooooooooong. Its fun :)
* Visionary. I’m sure this book inspired a lot of entrepreneurs out there!

Highly recommended! And now I have to start on the the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_Cycle|Baroque Cycle]]