The Big U - by Neal Stephenson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Stephenson's first novel is now back in print. With a plot that meanders through academic catch-22s; massive, sonic stereo wars; neon-worshiping cults; and a campus-wide civil war, this scathing send-up of American college life presages the rise and fall of one of the most imaginative novelists writing today.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>The New York Times Book Review</em> called Neal Stephenson's most recent novel electrifying and hilarious. but if you want to know Stephenson was doing twenty years before he wrote the epic <em>Cryptonomicon</em>, it's back-to-school time. </em>Back to The Big U</em>, that is, a hilarious send-up of American college life starring after years our of print, <em>The Big U</em> is required reading for anyone interested in the early work of this singular writer.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Satire is Stephenson's major."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review"A satiric, apocalyptic look at life . . . one is reminded of "Catch 22 . . . the author has beguiled us with a series of inventive episodes and stories, told in a witty, unusually clear and continuously fresh style. This is a most impressive debut."--"Publisher's Weekly"An entertaining and sometimes murderous satire on campus life."--"New York Times Book Review<br>
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