Re:An Interview with Neal Stephenson
by basseq on Friday June 19, 2015 @05:26PM
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> they usually start slow and build up a tremendous momentum over time, until they reach a frantic pace and then they just... stop
That was my problem with Diamond Age. I was left wondering, "Where's the last 100 pages!? Is this an unfinished manuscript?" Cryptonomicon was better balanced at the end, IMO. Snow Crash was OK (given that it is kind of a weird book overall), but similar trend.
That was my problem with Diamond Age. I was left wondering, "Where's the last 100 pages!? Is this an unfinished manuscript?" Cryptonomicon was better balanced at the end, IMO. Snow Crash was OK (given that it is kind of a weird book overall), but similar trend.