An incredibly dense book with so much information packed into every paragraph that it left me both intellectually satisfied and exhausted.

The non-linear format of the story involving a woven set of memories/stories/dreams, is intriguing, but keeps you on your tows, trying to understand where is this all going?

I had to take it slowly, taking breaks with less complicated books when I couldn't give Gnomon my full attention.

There are novels that bombard you with references to geek culture, but this was much more satisfying, referencing ideas that a geek would have heard of or would understand.