...the hell? I thought everyone loved that book (including me, not even a gamer). Not saying you're wrong, just curious what you found off-putting. Did you hate Snowcrash? Me: just finished Changes by Jim Butcher (Dresden files) -- unholy carp! That one... Also finished first installment of Indexing: Reflections by Seanan McGuire. Also started The Skies Discrowned / An Epitaph in Rust by Tim Powers.