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Cimber posted:I wouldnt call it 'easy'. Accessable, yes. Easy, no. It might also be that the draw of Neal Stephenson books are the joy that he takes at diving into subjects. It can be easier or harder to follow him along for the ride, but if it's not something you want to do, you probably won't like his books.
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Soggy Muffin posted:Just finished The Diamond Age, and I was slightly disappointed with its ending. It's almost as if he spent too much time with world building and character development and then said "poo poo, I need to wrap this up in the next 50 pages..." The plot flow didn't seem well balanced and would lose momentum here and there, especially in the second half. I always found this to be the issue with coming of age stories. Having your protagonist grow up and struggle to find their place in the world is captivating and the basis of a great story. Trying to resolve all of the problems an actual person has as they come of age in the world is absurd. What his means is that, either your ending is unsatisfying because your protagonist is just barely getting her poo poo together or your ending is unbelievable, because your protagonist is some kind of superwoman. Edit: Goddamnit, that was on page 1, not page 2.
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