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* [[Defiant to The End]]: {{spoiler|John delivers a choice slur before getting executed by Jones}}. |
* [[Defiant to The End]]: {{spoiler|John delivers a choice slur before getting executed by Jones}}. |
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* [[Doorstopper]]: It's by Neal Stephenson so not a surprise. |
* [[Doorstopper]]: It's by Neal Stephenson so not a surprise. |
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* [[Draft Dodging]]: Richard did this to avoid being drafted for [[The Vietnam War]] , only to come back to the U.S. during Jimmy Carter's blanket amnesty. This earned him [[The So |
* [[Draft Dodging]]: Richard did this to avoid being drafted for [[The Vietnam War]] , only to come back to the U.S. during Jimmy Carter's blanket amnesty. This earned him [[The So-Called Coward|the scorn of many of his family members]] although not the ones who really know him. |
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* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]] |
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]] |
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* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Only his family calls Richard "Dodge". |
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: Only his family calls Richard "Dodge". |
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** Abdallah Jones is another example. Right in the middle of a gunfight with Richard, he starts ignoring Richard and shooting frantically at a mountain lion. Even when Richard pops out of hiding to shoot him, Jones is babbling about the cat. |
** Abdallah Jones is another example. Right in the middle of a gunfight with Richard, he starts ignoring Richard and shooting frantically at a mountain lion. Even when Richard pops out of hiding to shoot him, Jones is babbling about the cat. |
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* [[The War On Terror]] |
* [[The War On Terror]] |
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* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: The fate of {{spoiler|Jake the helicopter pilot}} is never revealed. |
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: The fate of {{spoiler|Jake the helicopter pilot}} is never revealed. |
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* [[Word Salad Title]]: Like several of Stephenson's previous novels, the title is a made-up word found within the story. It's apparently supposed to be "README" with the letters transposed, either as a result of a typo or a lack of writing proficiency. |
* [[Word Salad Title]]: Like several of Stephenson's previous novels, the title is a made-up word found within the story. It's apparently supposed to be "README" with the letters transposed, either as a result of a typo or a lack of writing proficiency. |
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* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: This whole novel reads as a big game of this. |
* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: This whole novel reads as a big game of this. |