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The End

I have just finished the entire Baroque Cycle, a 3000 page mound of historical fiction by Neil Stephenson. And even though it's 2am and I'm really tired, I feel like I just have to tell SOMEone. Some notes:

  • The end is not bad. Especially not bad in light of Neil's record r.e. endings.

  • DON'T read the Epilogue, it's just better if you don't. It doesn't add much of anything to the book. Instead, imagine that it says "And they lived happily ever after". Because the Epilogue basically does say that, but it says it in kind of a goofy and unnecessary way that will bore you for the first 9 pages and then annoy you on the last page.

  • If you want closure, read the Acknowledgements page. It's somewhat amusing.

EOF.

Comments

Congrads! :)

Posted by: Jake at December 26, 2004 08:40 PM

Some people have told me that I simply MUST read the Cycle. Others have told me that it's a horrible dreadful slog that ate their life and they curse Stephenson's name.

I've enjoyed his other books, but haven't read Cryptonomicon. I guess I should give the Baroque Cycle a shot!

Posted by: jay at December 28, 2004 02:17 PM
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