From:	Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject:	OT Re: Interesting...
Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 1999 18:34:28 -0600

From: Mark A Shieh
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 1:30 PM

>> You want *good* cyberpunk, read Neal Stephenson or Bruce Bethke
>> or Raphael Carter.
>
>I have to disagree about Neal Stephenson's works.

Your option, but you can't tell me that SNOW CRASH isn't about 1000 times
better than NEUROMANCER, has a better plot, and is better cyberpunk to boot.
Well, I suppose you can tell me that, but you'll never make me believe it.

>He may be one of my favorite authors, but that doesn't mean
>he writes good cyberpunk.

Guess it depends on what you consider good cyberpunk. Stephenson's work is
by far better cyberpunk than Gibson's.

>Has he written anything since Diamond Age (my least favorite of
>his books)?

Not to my knowledge, but I've been awfully broke of late and so haven't been
to many bookstores.

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