George Sudarkoff reviewed Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'Reamde' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book is one of the best works by Neal Stephenson. On par with Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon.
1044 pages
English language
Published Nov. 6, 2011
Reamde
4 stars
(19 reviews)
Reamde is a technothriller novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2011. The story, set in the present day, centers on the plight of a hostage and the ensuing efforts of family and new acquaintances, many of them associated with a fictional MMORPG, to rescue her as her various captors drag her about the globe. Topics covered range from online activities including gold farming and social networking to the criminal methods of the Russian mafia and Islamic terrorists.
cjhubbs reviewed Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'Reamde' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
If you're willing to invest in a book this long, Stephenson at least keeps it engaging. Some other reviewer described it as a "data dump", and boy was he right. The combination of data dump, backstories, and the weaving of a bunch of story lines together is an impressive feat. The best I can liken it to is if Tom Clancy were writing novels about international terrorists and MMORPGs instead of Cold War non-nuclear battle scenarios, you'd get something like /Reamde/.
An entertaining read, but it requires a commitment.
