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Neal Stephenson – Announcing Polostan

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Re: Neal Stephenson – Announcing Polostan

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I felt like it ended right when things were getting interesting again.

Did you feel that way about Anthem or Seveneves? With Anthem, I felt like he had just finished laying the groundwork for an impressive feat of unique world building, which felt a shame to abandon at the end of the book, even though I enjoyed the ending. With Seveneves, I felt the book ended shortly after part 2 finally started to pick up pace, with several new sets of characters, and their dynamics, being introduced…

The world building is why I can re-read Anathem endlessly. The detail is just wonderful. Every time I finish it I get a feeling of grief knowing that it'll likely never be expanded on.

Re: Neal Stephenson – Announcing Polostan

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post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I felt like it ended right when things were getting interesting again.

Did you feel that way about Anthem or Seveneves? With Anthem, I felt like he had just finished laying the groundwork for an impressive feat of unique world building, which felt a shame to abandon at the end of the book, even though I enjoyed the ending. With Seveneves, I felt the book ended shortly after part 2 finally started to pick up pace, with several new sets of characters, and their dynamics, being introduced…

Seveneves was what I was thinking of. We meat the sea people, which really peaked my interest, then suddenly it was over. Really left me hanging.
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