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Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is a great one

• kleer001 5y ago
  The rare book that I've read three times. That and his Anathem, IMHO, are superlative and make up for his habit of droning on. BTW stay away from REAMDE. His action scenes are awkward and stumbling, without tension or grace.
  • the__alchemist 5y ago
    Thanks for the tip on REAMDE - it and Dodo are the ones I haven't read. I'll add Fall; or, Dodge in Hell. It's Stephenson's most recent book, and has nice scifi and (HN-crowd-relevant) societal concepts. Beware of a very slow opening. Also: Project Hail Mary. Similar to The Martian in the right ways. More ambitious, with all its benefits and plausibility traps.
    • kleer001 5y ago
      I Thought Dodo was really good. Galland seems to ground Stephenson's tendency to spiral off into deep rabbit holes and leave the story behind. Fall was good, but looooooong. My trick for reading Stephenson? Audio book.
      • the__alchemist 5y ago
        Hah - I've been about 50/50 audio and eye books for him.