blog post #5

after reading the first couple chapters, no, pages, i already felt that this is a really different book then the other we have read so far in class. first of all, I think the background is a huge difference, although the author didn't state what year specifically when the story happens. but from the content about the pizza box with LED clock, we can tell it's something that might happen in the future. There seems to be a lot of thing going on in the beginning of this book, the chasing part is one of the part that grab my attention and makes me want to read more. The reason is that the way the author describes it makes me so tense and nervous about the result of the pizza delivery, the result of him crashing the mafia car at the end makes me feel that i want to continue reading. In chapter 5 where we see this Metaverse world Hiro has created, i also really enjoy the way author uses to describe this Metaverse world and how he made an interesting first expression about mentioning "Snow Crash", but not letting the reader find out what it is right away.
i consider it a good strategy to keep the reader anxious and to keep story attracting. it is clear that we see some swear words in this book, i can appreciate the swear words that come out from Hiro's mouth when he got mad. i feel like its appropriate for author to show what the character truly is and what he wanted to express, that makes Hiro more real to me.
therefore to conclude my point, the author makes me feel anxious, nervous when i read the book. The way he uses is the creative style, the way he grab readers attention in the beginning, and the language he uses.