Last night I started reading “Snow Crash”, a fictional novel written in 1992 about a pizza delivery boy and the metaverse..? apparently its REALLY good. Tim Ferriss and Chris Sacca are just a couple proponents.
I read 2 chapters and so far heres my review – I like the writing style – short hand sentences. like this: about an angry guy just trying to deliver his fucking pizzas before 30 min are up. tangential rant about state of the world – consumerism, hierarchy, high tech, greed, more. Pizza place on fire. Don’t care – need to deliver on time. You fucking idiots who started the fire, give the pizza IDC I need to GO! Rushing through traffic using high tech car, don’t need to look at road.
And so on and so on.
At one point I found myself asking myself if I like this book but then I had a hard time putting it down, with bloodshot eyes begging for closure and my needed clockwork rest, I know I’ll need to continue where I left off.
The fun/ intimidating part about this – it’s my first ever fiction read since Twilight in high school. I’m 30 now. Haha!
-AL
ALooks Almanac 