Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson
A nanotechnologist, John Hackworth, breaks the moral code of his tribe, the neo-Victorians. He has made an illicit copy of a device called "A Young Lady's Primer". Its purpose is to raise and educate a girl capable of thinking for herself, but Hackworth's copy has fallen into the wrong hands.
Posted by skiquik1 (1 year ago ) After reading "Cryptonomicon" I looked for other books by Stephenson. This was the first one I found. I've read some of Gibson's books and I really liked Stephenson's vision of a world gone techno-crazy. I agree with the other reviewers that this book isn't a classic but if someone is looking for a weekend read it's well worth the time.
Posted by electricfur (1 year ago ) Had a very strange slapped together ending. The idea for the book was fantastic though.
Posted by mdixoncm@drupal.org (1 year ago ) An interesting story about growing up in a scary world where nanotechnology has become the next big thing. Raises some good points, and is very readable - but i don't think it is to become a classic.
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technical book, not my style but... said Bookworm225