Snow Crash

The first pages were awesome. The author goes to great lengths to describe a future where pizza delivery is the most important business in America.

The protagonist (called Hero Protagonist) is interesting, he is the worlds best sword fighter. His sidekick is a 15 years old girl with an attitude and mad skating skills.

The scenario is kind of interesting as well. The Mafia is a legitimate corporation. There is no much law, “the enforcers” deal with peace, not right or wrong.

Much of the story passes on the virtual world, and Snow Crash is a drug that can infect people online, and make them speak incoherently. There is a plot dating back to the Babel, involving ancient Sumerian incantations.

Yet, the book is boring! I just told nearly all the story, there isn't much more to it. Not much events going on, complex situations or anything. The swords are never used. The girl's role is pretty much that of a typical MMORPG “fetch quests”.

I stopped reading after about the 3rd time the book went into “history book reading” mode. Very tedious descriptions of the ancient Sumerian world.