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I feel like all the folks (including myself) who really enjoyed the book believed that the "Seveneves" was an intentional palindrome, and the two distinct parts
by surprisetalk 2y ago
I feel like all the folks (including myself) who really enjoyed the book believed that the "Seveneves" was an intentional palindrome, and the two distinct parts of the books were intentionally mirrors/foils of each other. Without that assumption, I can see how the second part of the book would feel arbitrary.
- pavel_lishin 2y agoMaybe I'm not a reliable-enough reader, but I didn't particularly see a palindromic effect in the last part of the book. (Which to me still feels like the last third - to me, the book feels like the book has three sections: the setup, the survival, and the aftermath. I haven't read it in long enough to see if it's actually split that way in any sort of specific "Part 1, Part 2, Part 3" way.)
- Vecr 2y agoI guess because it's the it's the "seven eves" that are the big bolides the moon breaks into, and the "seven eves" of the new species of humanity in the second part.
- ben_w 2y agoI didn't even notice that the name (let alone the novel) was a palindrome, that makes a lot more sense.