Brimming with edgy, interesting futurologisms (the nanotechnology ideas are impressive given the book was written in the mid nineties), but as a story it doesn't work very well. Stephenson gets bogged down in fanciful, pointless detail which, combined with the disjointed, perspective-jumping narrative makes it really tough going (I laboured through on this, my third attempt at the book). To be honest, it's been a while since I've struggled as much to keep focused on a book all the way through. The ending seems rushed, leaving many of his (very good) ideas under-explored.
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