![]() ![]() Quickly realizing that he could make a lot of fast cash carrying backpack loads of high-grade marijuana across the border into Northern Idaho he began to amass an enormous and illegal fortune. ( )įour decades ago Richard Forthrast, the black sheep of his Iowa-based family, fled to a wild and mountainous corner of British Columbia to avoid the draft. I admit to cheating a bit on my personal challenge here since I'm basically reading all of the Stephenson stuff I haven't gotten to yet, plus whatever China Miéville stuff fits. As this is the year of the sci-fi challenge for myself, is next on the list. I wasn't 100% with the epilogue, it felt a little forced, but overall, hell yes, Neal Stephenson. Basically, everyone that wasn't a terrorist or Peter, because seriously, fuck Peter. Can I say that I love Zula? Because I totally love Zula. The trade paperback probably weighs about 3 lbs which is a hell of a lot to try and manage while also not falling over on the subway.Īnyway, once I got the digital copy, where it had taken me a month and some to get through the first 300 pages, I managed to finish the 700 or so pages in 2.5 days, which was pretty intense. However, I just couldn't finish it until I had an ebook. ![]() I bought my first copy in paper because a new bookstore had opened in my hood and I wanted to be supportive. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |