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A review by cheerfulstate
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This was loaned to me by a friend – who has been doing her own deep dive into Neal Stephenson – as a starting point of a sort to get into the rest of his work.
This fit for me somewhere in an experiential Venn diagram of reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Ishmael, and A Psalm for the Wild-Built. I found it a little dense/slow to begin with but once it was clear that we were headed in a specific direction, and doing so with evident skill, I was eager to stick around and find out.
This fit for me somewhere in an experiential Venn diagram of reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Ishmael, and A Psalm for the Wild-Built. I found it a little dense/slow to begin with but once it was clear that we were headed in a specific direction, and doing so with evident skill, I was eager to stick around and find out.