This is the rare book that will appeal equally to fans of both NPR and the NRA. Not that there isn’t plenty of both, especially the latter: reamde is a near-anagram for armed, a state in which, by novel’s end, even the most improbable characters find themselves. The title refers to the misspelled subject line of an e-mail virus, “Reamde” rather than “Read me.” While its early pages suggest the novel will be an intriguing if fairly boilerplate techno-thriller, “Reamde” turns out to have more on its mind than the usual complement of genius hackers and things that blow up. Among all the books tied to the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Neal Stephenson’s massively entertaining new thriller, “ Reamde,” may turn out to offer the best take on this increasingly fragmented, bizarre and bleakly beautiful world we now call home.
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