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>how aspects of part 1 resolved to create the environment of part 2 They completely defeated my suspension of disbelief. It was the way a 6 year old would have
by ticklemyelmo 9y ago
>how aspects of part 1 resolved to create the environment of part 2
They completely defeated my suspension of disbelief. It was the way a 6 year old would have predicted the result.
- ghaff 9y agoI can't really argue with you. I did enjoy the book overall but I had trouble accepting how Part 1 ended and then it seemed there was a massive "And then a miracle happened" to set things up for the final story Stephenson apparently wanted to tell. There are at least a few different threads in how they got from part 1 to part 2 that strain credulity massively.
- zbentley 9y agoI think it's pretty clear that part 1 was Stephenson's "how would modern humanity really react to an apocalyptic scenario?" answer, and part 2 was his "I wanna write about theoretical orbital megastructures and epigenetics in a near-future sci-fi epic!" statement. The fact that the two parts go together as well as they do is, I think, impressive.