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The Baroque cycle? Only if you thought Cryptonomicon was regretfully short, and the final chapter was the crowning achievement of Stephensons writing. Otherwise, I'd read pre-Cryptonomicon Stephenson.
The Baroque Cycle was a lot of heavy chewing, but it was ultimately a pretty good story, and I was sad to come to the end of it. It's also, along with Cryptonomicon , one of the more interesting explorations of the world of money and finance I've found. You might also enjoy REAMDE which it a bit faster-paced. I happened to enjoy Anathem as well, though that was also a bit of a slog. It did have a resolution though. A…
REAMDE was quick and entertaining, but it was the equivalent of a Tom Clancy novel. Or, fine, Michael Crichton.