Cryptonomicon intertwines WWII codebreakers unraveling Axis secrets with modern tech entrepreneurs building data havens and cryptocurrency.
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Cryptonomicon intertwines WWII codebreakers unraveling Axis secrets with modern tech entrepreneurs building data havens and cryptocurrency.
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Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that shaped this century.
In 1942, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse - mathematical genius and young Captain in the US Navy - is assigned to Detachment 2702. It is an outfit so secret that only a handful of people know it exists, and some of those people have names like Churchill and Roosevelt. The mission of Watrehouse and Detachment 2702 - commanded by Mar...
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Sexual content
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Explicit on-page sexual scenes and fantasies; frequent male-gaze descriptions of women and references to arousal. Graphic depictions of sexual violence and rape during WWII occupation, including coercion and aftermath.
Violence & gore
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Graphic wartime violence including battles, executions, and genocide; some body horror from diseases like caisson sickness.
Profanity
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Moderate use of profanity and strong language throughout dialogues and narrations.
Substance use
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Depictions of alcohol and drug use with themes of dependency; some cautionary portrayals.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor references to LGBTQ+ identities, including implied lesbian character and anti-gay bias.
Religious content
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Brief analogies to mythology like Athena as hacking goddess; minor ritual elements in pipe organ scenes.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central messaging on wartime politics, conspiracies, NSA history, and modern data security ideologies.
Self-harm / suicide
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On-page depiction of suicide following trauma; some ideation in wartime contexts.
Abuse & suffering
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Systemic racism, wartime genocide, and cruelty; includes abuse of civilians and references to leprosy disfigurement. Graphic depictions of sexual violence and rape during WWII occupation, including coercion and aftermath.
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