Agreed! I just finished the audiobook.
I was also curious how she was able to find such an effusive (IMO way over the top) advocate in Channing Robertson. Stanford's Phyllis Gardner has some interesting things to say.
Currently reading a paperback (glow-in-the-dark cover!) passed down to me, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. I'm about halfway through. Thus far it strikes me as a middling example of fantasy (even YA) fiction; indeed, it seems to be reviewed as such on goodreads, with Ready Player One being cited as a better example - so I may read that next. For me nothing crypto/mystery/puzzling really lives up to Cryptonomicon, so maybe I should quit trying.