• Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    [off topic]

    I started reading Neal Stephenson’s book ‘Anathem.’ Threw it down after twenty pages, because it was just ridiculous. A few months later someone told me to stick with it, the plot really starts coming together around page 200.

    Yes, I read it, and yes, it takes 200 pages to start making sense.

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        1 year ago

        I always describe Stephenson this way; some college professors will just answer your question; some will tell you what page of the book to read; some will answer the question in Latin, making a pun. Stephenson loves his little enigmas.