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When I saw the ebook was on sale for $2 last week, I decided to re-read Anathem, Neal Stephenson’s novel about — um– scientist  monks?  Who live behind closed gates for 1, 10, 100, or even 1000 years at a time?  It’s kind of a hard novel to describe without giving the plot away.  Here’s a trailer which can explain better. And a review from a big fan who happens to write for Salon.

And yes, there’s a lot of made up words, which some people don’t like, but reminded me of trying to read books in French or Russian.  If you need more help, Stephenson has posted a dictionary on his site.  And there’s a wiki, of course.

The book is no longer $2 for the Kindle version, but that’s ok.  You can read the Cryptonomicon for free, instead.

Seth, take note: Book 15, A Memory of Light To Be Released January 8, 2013. And here I’ve never got beyond the first book. Maybe I’ll read them all after the last volume is released. Or I’ll just read a bunch of Neal Stephenson books.