Avon

• Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (1999)

  [8/10]

  "An excellent character-based novel, with fun technology thrown in. Far better and more satisfying than Snow Crash."

• In the Beginning . . . Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson (1999)

  [5/10]

  "An interesting personal essay that documents Stephenson's personal choice for his computer operating system, explaining his progression from raw command line, to Macintosh, to Linux, and finally to BeOS."

  Average score: 6.50