Comments on: Review: Anathem http://thejamesreview.com/review-anathem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-anathem book reviews by james m. toburen Tue, 08 May 2012 20:01:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: james m. toburen http://thejamesreview.com/review-anathem/comment-page-1/#comment-92 james m. toburen Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:20:15 +0000 http://thejamesreview.com/?p=717#comment-92 I empathize with your sense of hesitancy. Anathem is a daunting book to pick up. I love Neal Stephenson, but I feel the same way about The Baroque Cycle. I have not yet decided if I'm willing to commit to three thousand pages of DENSE prose set in the 1600s. I have an indescribable love for Anathem, but the difficulty other reviewers have with the novel makes sense. Most of the reviews I've read have been very polarized, which I understand, as popular appeal is an attribute Anathem lacks. My personal recommendation: if you enjoyed Robert Heinlein (his hard science stuff, not the freaky incest stuff), then Anathem should be right up your alley. I empathize with your sense of hesitancy. Anathem is a daunting book to pick up. I love Neal Stephenson, but I feel the same way about The Baroque Cycle. I have not yet decided if I’m willing to commit to three thousand pages of DENSE prose set in the 1600s.

I have an indescribable love for Anathem, but the difficulty other reviewers have with the novel makes sense. Most of the reviews I’ve read have been very polarized, which I understand, as popular appeal is an attribute Anathem lacks. My personal recommendation: if you enjoyed Robert Heinlein (his hard science stuff, not the freaky incest stuff), then Anathem should be right up your alley.

]]> By: Misty http://thejamesreview.com/review-anathem/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Misty Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:47:45 +0000 http://thejamesreview.com/?p=717#comment-91 I'm still debating whether I want to read this one. I loved Snow Crash (a lot), but I've read mixed reviews of this, and it's so long, especially for writing described as 'dense'. It's not that I don't think I could handle it, necessarily, just a question of whether I want to, you know? Great review, though. :) I’m still debating whether I want to read this one. I loved Snow Crash (a lot), but I’ve read mixed reviews of this, and it’s so long, especially for writing described as ‘dense’. It’s not that I don’t think I could handle it, necessarily, just a question of whether I want to, you know?
Great review, though. :)

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