logorrhea... logorrhea... how many words does it take to explain one minor attempt at ciphering a letter. how many minor counts, baronets and aristotrash attending a single german prince's minor meeting about a small business venture does it take to complete a neal stephenson book...oh god, NS, Diam...
I did this one on audiobook and the time shifts were hard to follow at first. Confession: I checked the wikipedia page to orient myself, which made a big difference in my comprehension and therefore my enjoyment of the book. I am a math nerd and I loved watching Isaac Newton and his process. What...
pically never quit on a book, and I didn't quit on this one either. However, I will probably quit on the series. Heck there are two or three more books in this cycle and I don't think I could handle being lectured to for another 2-3 thousand pages. I hear his first work, Snow Crash, is really good b...
pically never quit on a book, and I didn't quit on this one either. However, I will probably quit on the series. Heck there are two or three more books in this cycle and I don't think I could handle being lectured to for another 2-3 thousand pages. I hear his first work, Snow Crash, is really good b...
pically never quit on a book, and I didn't quit on this one either. However, I will probably quit on the series. Heck there are two or three more books in this cycle and I don't think I could handle being lectured to for another 2-3 thousand pages. I hear his first work, Snow Crash, is really good b...
Neal Stephenson needs an editor.Also, it may be cute and even kind of interesting to write an historical fantasy novel using idioms and vernacular from the 20th century on purpose, but it just doesn't work for me.And yeah, ok we get it Neal, you're really clever and know a bunch of stuff...that does...
I'll say this...It was a very creative story, and well written by a master. But I couldn't get into it. I simply drowned in it, and gave up about 1/2 way through. I am disappointed in this conclusion, so much so that I had not fully resigned myself to failure for over a year of not reading it any...
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