Cryptonomicon

I've spent the last few days mostly reading a hefty book by Neal Stephenson called Cryptonomicon. Rob read it first and I'm highly enjoying it. On the surface, it seems like a very rambly book, taking over half the page count to finally get to where the mystery starts to reveal itself. I'm about two-thirds through now and I'm still not entirely sure what the point of it is.

But the characters are very likable and engrossing. It's a story told in three main parts). Two of the parts are parellel stories set during WWII and the third is set in the present day. There's lots of math, code breaking, and techno-talk, but at the same time there's plenty of military action for those who need a little less cerebral plot.

I'd suggest it for anybody looking for a challenge (it's abour 1200 pages long) and enjoys thinking about patterns and math (you don't necessarily have to know a lot about math, and you may even learn some math names to drop at parties).