[NCLUG] offtopic- Neal Stephenson at Boulder Bookstore

[Matt Taggart]

> Any of you reading Anathem -- I recommend reading the calcas at the back
> of the book as you come across reference to them in the narrative.
> They're very easy to follow, and offer some insight into what's going on
> in the story.  There are only three calcas, and they've all been
> referenced by about halfway through the story.

I just finished the book and read them at the end. While I was able to know 
what was going on from the context, had I read them as I went it might have 
helped.

There is also an introduction section at the beginning of the book that 
said "if you want to work things out on your own then skip this" which I 
did and then read it after finishing. I am glad I did that.

-- 
Matt Taggart
matt at lackof.org