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Re:We are all nerds: The literary works of Neal Stephenson by majormajor on Sunday August 28, 2022 @05:16PM (#32632133)
I'm not sure "the whole novel sets up" and "gimmick" work together there. :)
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Re:We are all nerds: The literary works of Neal Stephenson by MichaelCollins on Sunday August 28, 2022 @11:47PM (#32634606)
I think a well set up gimmick is still a gimmick. And I think probably for the first two thirds of the book at least, the reader will have no clue what's coming even though it's being set up.

Anyway I do like the book, but the ending wraps up very abruptly thanks to the employment of this gimmick.

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