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This book continues with Paul Wood as the lead character on another adventure across the globe. Overall this is a great book and I throughly enjoyed it. A few of characters seem to disappear during the story; they're present but don't do much. This aside it's a great ride and I recommend it.
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A fantastic journey both on and off the trail. The author's adventures had me, alternatively, laughing in stitches and deep in sadness. I felt like I was there with him; the language is incredibly vivid. The history of the trail and the people along it, is worth the cover price alone.
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It took me a few stabs before I really got into the story, but once I did I couldn't put this book down. It's a complex novel with lots of characters, great descriptive language and wonderful diversions along the way. Aside from "Snow Crash," this is probably Stephenson's best work.
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The Blood Price by Jon Evans
Jesse, September 3, 2007
This book continues with Paul Wood as the lead character on another adventure across the globe. Overall this is a great book and I throughly enjoyed it. A few of characters seem to disappear during the story; they're present but don't do much. This aside it's a great ride and I recommend it.(5 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Jesse, December 3, 2006
A fantastic journey both on and off the trail. The author's adventures had me, alternatively, laughing in stitches and deep in sadness. I felt like I was there with him; the language is incredibly vivid. The history of the trail and the people along it, is worth the cover price alone.(14 of 27 readers found this comment helpful)
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Jesse, December 3, 2006
It took me a few stabs before I really got into the story, but once I did I couldn't put this book down. It's a complex novel with lots of characters, great descriptive language and wonderful diversions along the way. Aside from "Snow Crash," this is probably Stephenson's best work.(5 of 14 readers found this comment helpful)