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The title of this post, "The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason", is the very first sentence in the book [0]. It's not a spoiler for any me
by sorenjan 9y ago
The title of this post, "The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason", is the very first sentence in the book [0]. It's not a spoiler for any meaningful definition of the word, the word spoiler should be reserved for things that spoil the enjoyment of a work, like a surprise ending.
[0] http://www.nealstephenson.com/news/2015/04/13/seveneves-excerpt/ http://www.nealstephenson.com/news/2015/04/13/seveneves-exce...
- lukejduncan 9y agoFor what it's worth, when Stephenson does readings he always reads passages of the book that won't give spoilers. He made a statement when reading seven eves "let me tell you now. The moon blows up. That's not a spoiler, it's the first sentence. And no, I won't tell you why. It blows it in the first sentences so I don't have to come up with a reason." (My paraphrasing)