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nostalgebraist

nostalgebraist:

blurds replied to your post:bohtie replied to your post:”no comment” the most…

reamde is definitely closer to the entertaining clusterfuck side of things than anathem

That’s good to know, maybe I should try it

Anathem was just SO BORING.  The first 200 pages were kind of fun because “lol, nerd monasteries” but then it turned into hundreds of pages of travelogue about a journey to get to a freshman philosophy class

I am glad someone agrees with me on this.

In order to achieve Scott’s “Unpopular But Correct Neal Stephenson Opinions” Award you have only one more question left to answer:

DO YOU AGREE THE BAROQUE CYCLE IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS EVER WRITTEN?!?!

nostalgebraist

1. estelendur reblogged this from ozymandias271 and added:

   I liked both Anathem and Reamde but I was terribly put out by the last 1/10 of Anathem. it was so WEIRD

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3. yxoque reblogged this from ozymandias271 and added:

   I actually really enjoyed Anathem and was instantly pulled in by the whole science-monk thing. Maybe it was because I’m...

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5. ozymandias271 reblogged this from fnord888 and added:

   slatestarscratchpad someone else shares your wrong opinions

6. dataandphilosophy reblogged this from fnord888 and added:

   I mean, Anathem isn’t about computers, but it is a different sort of novel. I think that Zodiac and Reamde are alike and...

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8. hpgross reblogged this from nostalgebraist and added:

   I still much prefer Anathem to Reamde. I didn’t enjoy Reamde at all, namely, I just don’t give a shit about any of the...

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10. fnord888 reblogged this from nostalgebraist and added:

    Another person who disliked Anathem and liked Reamde. I even thought it would be annoying based on the plot description,...

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12. slatestarscratchpad reblogged this from nostalgebraist and added:

    I am glad someone agrees with me on this. In order to achieve Scott’s “Unpopular But Correct Neal Stephenson Opinions”...

13. twocubes said: same
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