Reason Interviews Stephenson
There’s an interview with Neal Stephenson in this month’s Reason magazine. You should check it out.
Jason Kottke read the interview and nonchalantly mentioned that he hasn’t read any of Stephenson’s novels, but that he’s a fan based on the recent interviews posted online.
I guess it doesn’t really matter how you find out about Stephenson’s work/ideas, but that you do find them. Personally, I had first read William Gibson’s “Neuromancer” and was looking for something similiar. Searches finally led me to “Snowcrash” and I’ve been hooked since.
How did you first find out about Neal Stephenson’s work?
Thanks for the write-up AJ! I first heard of Neal’s work through two friends (big thanks to Brad and Hector J!). My first book was also Snow Crash, and that did the trick. After that I searched high and low until I had read and purchased all his books.
I read a lot about WWII and someone recommended Cryptonomicon shortly after it came out. Needless to say I loved it and read everything else he’s written.