Neal Stephenson: Anathem

By ElShaddai Edwards | Published: April 6, 2009

In lieu of a more formal book review, here is my capsule summary:

“In response to the sudden appearance of extraterrestrial visitors, philo-math monks gather together to discuss multi-state causal consciousness models as a outflow of quantum mechanics.”

Sound interesting? Anathem is a great book and I highly recommend it if you like mathematics, philosophy, Neal Stephenson, alt world literature, monks and/or just a good adventure story. There is plenty of typically dense Stephenson writing where math intersects with philosophy, but the narrative keeps the story moving forward in an unforced manner.

I read this on the Kindle and really appreciated the convenience of the eBook format – I have the hardbacks of Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle trilogy and those were a pain to haul around.

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