hc.newton
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post to catch up. The point of these posts is to be pithy, not thorough (as I typically strive for). --- I didn't write a full post on this because I can't write a sentence about what I think about it without writing one contradicting it. And then one defending the first sentence. And then one defending the second. And then...
I love the concept of this book. Think the execution was wonderful. There's so, so, so many cool things and ideas packed in here. But it's also slow and plodding. It could be argued that 80% of the book is setup and only the last 20% is the story. That 20% (an estimate, I didn't really do the math) is pretty cool and almost makes up for the rest.
Originally posted at irresponsiblereader.com.
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post to catch up. The point of these posts is to be pithy, not thorough (as I typically strive for). --- I didn't write a full post on this because I can't write a sentence about what I think about it without writing one contradicting it. And then one defending the first sentence. And then one defending the second. And then...
I love the concept of this book. Think the execution was wonderful. There's so, so, so many cool things and ideas packed in here. But it's also slow and plodding. It could be argued that 80% of the book is setup and only the last 20% is the story. That 20% (an estimate, I didn't really do the math) is pretty cool and almost makes up for the rest.
Originally posted at irresponsiblereader.com.