“The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason”

Re:“The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent rea... by usrusr on Thursday September 21, 2017 @06:29PM (#15307893)

Don't fear. The inertia from all the over the top action sequences where the reading marker drops through the stack of pages like through vacuum keeps you going through the heavier parts in no time.

Ps: Anathem > Seveneves, unless you ignore the last third. Stephenson is usually weak at the end, when all the pieces are put in place and there is no room left for brilliant tangents. Anathem suffered surprisingly little, Seveneves more than usual.

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Re:“The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent rea... by pdwetz on Thursday September 21, 2017 @11:48PM (#15309265)

I think the issue I had with the last "section" of Seveneves was it felt more like a prologue. The pacing was entirely different. I didn't hate it or anything, but going from the previous two parts to the last one was jolting.

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