16 Months Ago, Macleans says (in Macleans.ca - Read this book—Neal Stephenson’s Anathem) If that the sort of question that interests you—and it is a fairly basic issue in formulating your view of the true nature of what Douglas Adams called Life, the Universe and Everything—then Stephenson has a novel for you. ...

17 Months Ago, The Journal News / Lohud.com says (in Neal Stephenson takes his time and fills ours)  NY - Oct 4, 2008
Called by some the first "post-cyberpunk" novel, it's got energy, humor and ideas to spare. Almost every page burns with a love of language, ...

18 Months Ago, Los Angeles Times says (in Neal Stephenson takes the long view)  CA -
Called by some the first "post-cyberpunk" novel, it's got energy, humor and ideas -- a subtext on the link among viruses, language and religion -- to spare. ...