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Re:"A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" Simulated by GPT-4 by glial on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @06:50PM (#37922621)
I think it's a well-known Stephenson issue. Here's his response when asked:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nealstephenson/comments/5jjwmq/neal...

Re:"A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" Simulated by GPT-4 by afterburner on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @07:16PM (#37922841)
> I think Anathem does ok on that score

Well, I know at least one person who's read a lot of Stephenson agrees with him on that, so maybe he's improving.

Re:"A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" Simulated by GPT-4 by pteraspidomorph on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @07:42PM (#37923025)
I read most of his books and I would agree too.
Re:"A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" Simulated by GPT-4 by dharmab on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:40PM (#37923510)
I would also agree Anathem has a well paced conclusion.
Re:"A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" Simulated by GPT-4 by cl42 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @06:53PM (#37922640)
Wow, this is fascinating, thank you!

Made me wonder whether editors get in the way too.

Re:"A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" Simulated by GPT-4 by awwaiid on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:18PM (#37924167)
Based on book-mass alone, I suspect Stephenson chomps on editor souls for breakfast.