ha ha. I also enjoyed it but... I devoured Nathaniel's Nutmeg - which I thoroughly recommend. I met Puffin O'Hanlon and was to talking with her about how much I enjoyed it and was looking for something similar. She mentioned that her dad had written some exploration books and so next came Into the Heart of Borneo and Congo Journey. Wanting more of the same, I was recommended (by a fucking bookshop assistant!) The Poisonwood Bible. I thought this was real, not fiction. :( But I digress. To answer your question, I just started re-reading The Soul of a New Machine after seeing it mentioned on a HN thread . I remembered being totally captivated reading it at school, prompted by my dad landing a job with Data General lecturing some of the later models. It'll be interesting to see how well it holds up and how I feel about it now. I'm pretty sure I'll feel that it's a toxic work environment, but let's wait and see... “the poisonwood bible”.