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That's funny, because Fall desperately needed an editor. I barely managed to finish it. The "real life" plot lines were mostly enjoyable, the "virtual world" st
by jpm_sd 5y ago
That's funny, because Fall desperately needed an editor. I barely managed to finish it. The "real life" plot lines were mostly enjoyable, the "virtual world" stuff was just interminably tedious
- EdwardCoffin 5y agoDe gustibus non est disputandum. I liked the virtual world stuff.
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- jillesvangurp 5y agoIt gets better on subsequent reads but it's not the easiest thing to get into indeed. The first time I read it, I found the virtual world stuff annoying and hard to understand. But it grew on me on the re-read since I knew what he was trying to do and because with Neal Stephenson it's always about the details and little side plots and not about moving the main plot forward. I had the same experience with the Baroque cycle on first read. I've since re-read that many times and I'm already looking forward to picking up Fall and Termination Shock for more re-reads in a few years.