Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing<\/i> by Neal Stephenson<\/p>\n
Meh.<\/p>\n
Did you see that? Me? A huge Neal Stephenson fan? Meh?<\/p>\n
“Certain persons who know what they are talking about where publishing is concerned have assured me that I have reached the stage in my life and career where it is not only possible, but advisable, to release a compilation of what are drolly referred to as my ‘shorter’ works.” – from the introduction.<\/p>\n
So, even Neal seems reluctant at the start.<\/p>\n
This is not to say he isn’t a fine essay writer. There are a few in there I quite enjoyed.<\/p>\n
But I jumped on it, right at publication, because I’m a fanboy. And I paid a lot for the book. Really, I should have waited until the price came down. I knew in my heart of hearts this wasn’t going to be another Baroque Cycle. <\/p>\n
At least there’s some good stuff about the era of the Baroque Cycle, some commentary on Newton and that crew. An interesting essay on cults. Some other stuff.<\/p>\n
I look forward to his next fiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing by Neal Stephenson Meh. Did you see that? Me? A huge Neal Stephenson fan? Meh? “Certain persons who know what they are talking about where publishing is concerned have assured me that I have … Continue reading