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69: Love Conquers All, But So Do Guns

Published: Dec. 5, 2011, 9 p.m.

b'Break out your gaming laptop and pass the ammunition: It\\u2019s time to discuss Neal Stephenson\\u2019s \\u201cREAMDE.\\u201d Why does the book\\u2019s plot take a hard left turn halfway through? Why does Stephenson struggle to write endings\\u2014and does he succeed this time? Is this book about family, the victory of the outsider, or blowing things up? (Can\\u2019t it be all three?)'