I cannot disagree with any of this, really. The man seems to get into a mode sometimes, and forgets where the ESC key is. Still, I mostly enjoyed reading "Fal

I cannot disagree with any of this, really. The man seems to get into a mode sometimes, and forgets where the ESC key is. Still, I mostly enjoyed reading "Fall, or Dodge n Hell". Not as much as Cryptonomicon, mind you, and less than Seveneves; Anathem is stronger than any of these. Although I have to work to get past the 100-page chunks that fill his book, it does not put me off reading about a book a year. Quicksilver is on my list, for example. All of this is to say that he is a flawed writer, but that there is much to be gained by reading his work.