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Seveneves
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600 pages of concentrated awesomesauce, let down a little by Stephenson's decision to devote so much of the last part to backfilling the 5000 years of future history he skipped absent the underpinnings of character or narrative. Still. His best in a decade, I dare say.
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April 20, 2015
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"In a state of shock at the end of the first section of Seveneves. Stonking good science fiction, but my God has it gotten horrible. Now then. Five thousand years later, eh?"
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Apr 30, 2015 03:32AM
I got a copy yesterday and I cannot wait to read it! After reading your review, I'm more impatient than ever.
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Better than Anathem? Which I gave 3 stars but still ... ?
Matthew wrote: "Better than Anathem? Which I gave 3 stars but still ... ?"For my money, yes. Much more accessible and much more fun from the first page.
How about better than Cryptonomicon? For my money, that's Stephenson's best. Starting Seveneves now!
Cryptonomicon was great, but I read all of the Baroque Cycle first, so it still feels like a weird "part 4" of that story to me.
Cryptonomicon and the Baroque Cycle are more than a decade old so not counted in Niall's "best in a decade" nomination. Of his books in the last ten years I think Anathem is pretty good, I liked it better than this one.
