Seveneves is Neal Stephenson in his pomp. This book combines all his most splendid qualities as a writer: his febrile … More
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Deniable plausibility
I’ve been on a mission recently to catch up with the output of two of my favourite writers, Kim Stanley … More
An orrery of thought
Having finished reading Neal Stephenson’s epic historical trilogy The Baroque Cycle it’s quite hard, on reflection, to recall everything that’s … More
Central admixture
Having recently read and written about Quicksilver, the book which precedes The Confusion in Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle trilogy, there’s … More
A work of play
This Neal Stephenson dude likes to go large. Enormous books, with vast casts of characters, containing epic and sprawling storylines … More
Complicated fun
In my current mission to read Neal Stephenson’s entire oeuvre, I’ve been zigzagging between his earlier and later publications. If … More
No hubris
Having loved Snow Crash a long time ago, and having decided after reading Anathem in 2012 that Neal Stephenson is … More
Entertaining contrivance
What little I’ve read of Neal Stephenson’s work has made me want to read more of it, but I don’t … More
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