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I wonder if he's learned how to write endings yet. Don't get me wrong, Snow Crash changed my life and I love Diamond Age and Seveneves but...

mandibles 2y ago
The ending of Cryptonomicon is excellent!
- kristianp 2y ago
  Yes, it seemed like he had a definite ending decided for it. However books like the Diamond Age seemed more aimless.
twisteriffic 2y ago
I enjoy the ending of Anathem more every time I read it.
- TeaBrain 2y ago
  Anathem is the one book of his I've read that I thought had a really satisfying ending. It is also by far my favorite book of his. I wish he would revisit that universe. With Seveneves, it seemed to me that the quality of writing and pacing of the story changed somewhat abruptly near the end.
  - Volundr 2y ago
    I felt like it ended right when things were getting interesting again.
    - TeaBrain 2y ago
      Did you feel that way about Anthem or Seveneves? With Anthem, I felt like he had just finished laying the groundwork for an impressive feat of unique world building, which felt a shame to abandon at the end of the book, even though I enjoyed the ending. With Seveneves, I felt the book ended shortly after part 2 finally started to pick up pace, with several new sets of characters, and their dynamics, being introduced right before the end.
      - Volundr 2y ago
        Seveneves was what I was thinking of. We meat the sea people, which really peaked my interest, then suddenly it was over. Really left me hanging.
      - twisteriffic 2y ago
        The world building is why I can re-read Anathem endlessly. The detail is just wonderful. Every time I finish it I get a feeling of grief knowing that it'll likely never be expanded on.
mariusor 2y ago
I think the terrible endings are for the books that he has to meet deadlines on. Both Seveneves and Termination Shock suffered, in my opinion, from premature endings.
- readthenotes1 2y ago
  Maybe his publisher said: you have only 50 more pages before it's no longer one book

mandibles 2y ago

The ending of Cryptonomicon is excellent!

kristianp 2y ago
Yes, it seemed like he had a definite ending decided for it. However books like the Diamond Age seemed more aimless.

twisteriffic 2y ago

I enjoy the ending of Anathem more every time I read it.

TeaBrain 2y ago
Anathem is the one book of his I've read that I thought had a really satisfying ending. It is also by far my favorite book of his. I wish he would revisit that universe. With Seveneves, it seemed to me that the quality of writing and pacing of the story changed somewhat abruptly near the end.
- Volundr 2y ago
  I felt like it ended right when things were getting interesting again.
  - TeaBrain 2y ago
    Did you feel that way about Anthem or Seveneves? With Anthem, I felt like he had just finished laying the groundwork for an impressive feat of unique world building, which felt a shame to abandon at the end of the book, even though I enjoyed the ending. With Seveneves, I felt the book ended shortly after part 2 finally started to pick up pace, with several new sets of characters, and their dynamics, being introduced right before the end.
    - Volundr 2y ago
      Seveneves was what I was thinking of. We meat the sea people, which really peaked my interest, then suddenly it was over. Really left me hanging.
    - twisteriffic 2y ago
      The world building is why I can re-read Anathem endlessly. The detail is just wonderful. Every time I finish it I get a feeling of grief knowing that it'll likely never be expanded on.

mariusor 2y ago

I think the terrible endings are for the books that he has to meet deadlines on. Both Seveneves and Termination Shock suffered, in my opinion, from premature endings.

readthenotes1 2y ago
Maybe his publisher said: you have only 50 more pages before it's no longer one book