You don't respect those people very much, Y.T., because you're young and arrogant. But I don't respect them much either, because I'm old and wise.

A Blade Runner meets 1984 world wrapped in Steampunk and a dash of virtual reality. I was on board with the world Stephenson created. It was different, but yet similar enough that it wasn't too improbable.

I liked Hiro and Y.T. as characters and the dystopian world they interacted with was fun. Harpooning delivery kids, pizza delivery that is taken seriously and it's all being run by mobsters, gangs and everything in between. It was fun and kept me reading to learn more about the world.

My enjoyment all changed when Hiro met the Librarian and started asking questions about Snow Crash. And once it crossed over in to several pages of theology and history my interest came to a halt. The story changing locales to the floating colony of refugees couldn't win me back, I was already lost and finishing the story became a struggle.

Because it's not really camping when you don't have a house to go back to.

I had high expectations for this book, especially after enjoying Seveneves so much, but this book wasn't cut out for me and I feel bad giving it a one star but it wasn't a good two weeks reading this story.