Everyone listens to Reason (Score 1)

Snow Crash is more cartoony than Cryptonomicon. I really enjoyed his treatment of the unchecked growth of strip mall culture. He brings it up as the "loglo" that lights the steets.

Paraphrasing: There are only four things that Americans do better than anyone else: music, movies, microcode and high-speed pizza delivery.

There's nothing terribly secret about where the plot is heading, but it's not the kind of book where suspense is important. It's an enjoyable but quick read.

Listen to Reason, you ought to read it.