(urth) OT: Anathem

[Adam Thornton]

On Sep 15, 2008, at 11:40 AM, Matthew Groves wrote:

> But once I forgave Stephenson for not transcending popular fiction  
> with a new Book of the New Sun, I started to enjoy Anathem.  I have  
> more to say about the book, but I'm curious about others' reactions  
> to Anathem.

One question.

Does the ending suck?

Stephenson can't write endings.

That's a lot of why I liked the Baroque Cycle.  3000 pages of fun, so  
the 30-page crap ending wasn't too bad (and, to be fair, it was a  
better ending than, oh, _The Diamond Age_).

But I always feel like there's been the following conversation:

Editor: How's it going, Neal?
Stephenson: Great!  I've written 1200 pages now!
Editor: Dude, I sold them a 400-page novel.
Stephenson: ....
Editor: Wrap it up.  NOW.
Stephenson: Um, OK.

STEPHENSON DOES.

Adam
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