Let’s talk about the ending of Cryptonomicon [SPOILERS] spoiler. I just reread Cryptonomicon for the second time - the first was 20 years ago. Like 20 years ago, I feel like I didn’t understand the ending, and like 20 years ago I feel slightly stupid for not getting it. Most of the “good guys” were ambivalent at best about the gold, so ...
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The Meaning of the Ending of Cryptonomicon (SPOILER ...
The Meaning of the Ending of Cryptonomicon (SPOILER!!!!!) spoiler. Some people were upset about the abruptness of the end of this book. I think it was actually pretty elegant. For those not familiar (again, spoilers), or for those who read it a long time ago (read it again homie), the highly anticipated gold stash, which had been buried ...
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Ending of Cryptonomicon [Spoilers!] - Cafe Society ...
Spoilers do dee doo da hey! Ok, down to the meat of my complaint. At the ending of the Cryptonomicon, our hero decides to basically melt the gold out of the hole in the ground by using a pump and tons 'o gas. This plan seems to me to be… flawed. First problem, you don’t actually get gas to burn unless you have air. And I don’t see air in that hole in the ground of yours. Second problem ...
Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson, set in two different time periods.One group of characters are World War II-era Allied codebreakers and tactical-deception operatives affiliated with the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park (UK), and disillusioned Axis military and intelligence figures. The second narrative is set in the late 1990s, with ...
Cryptonomicon: Once again, there are parts of this ending which are a little absurd (namely, Andrew Loeb, Jungle Warrior), but I thought the ending was fine. The book is infamous for it’s various tangents , but it’s got a few core threads, all of which seem to be resolved and tied together nicely.
Gainax Ending-- Stephenson is famous for these. Cryptonomicon is no exception. Gatling Good-- A Vickers machine gun is described in loving detail. Generation Xerox-- Nearly all of the characters have ancestors in The Baroque Cycle. Gestapo-- They only show up once: Rudy is less than impressed.
Gainax Ending: Stephenson is famous for these. Cryptonomicon is no exception. Generation Xerox: Bloodlines throughout this book and continued into The Baroque Cycle all share similar personality quirks and stories. The Shaftoes are headstrong, tough and irreverent types whose adventures often bring them into the worlds of war, politics and ...
Neal Stephenson performed his usual wizardry in "Cryptonomicon", a very long book that is a sequel to "The Baroque Cycle", which was in fact written later. ("Cryptonomicon" was published in 1999, where the three volumes of "The Baroque Cycle" came out in 2003 and 2004). "Cryptonomicon" is ostensibly a historical novel.
