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…
Neal Stephenson – Announcing Polostan
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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
#32Loved the Baroque cycle. NS is, of course, an Emacs user https://youtu.be/RC5yGM8fk8g?si=FfoxlXNeD7gLpcx2
Also he's author of In the Beginning Was the Command Line.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Beginning..._Was_the_Co...
Re: Neal Stephenson – Announcing Polostan
#33Earlier 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.