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Anathem
by Neal Stephenson
from William Morrow
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Ponderous. 
Huge chunks of boredom, punctuated by moments of interest. Stephenson has unfortunately gone the way of Stephen King, and gotten sufficiently popular to think he doesn't need a good editor anymore. If he had someone competent enough to stand up to him, this book would probably just be a pamphlet.
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excellent but what's missing
Great book so far, but my copy from Amazon has the pages from 751 to 783 missing, so I am desparate to find out what is on those pages. Since it is such a long book I suggest you check your copy before Amazon's ridiculously short returns time runs out. They should still replace it but you will get caught up on their circular, 'no contact with the customer' system.
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A Great Author's Attempt at Mediocrity
Having read each and every one of Neal Stephenson's books, I pre-ordered this one the moment it became available. I've been an avid fan of this genre for over 40 years and look forward to each new work from the handful of authors that can actually write superlative prose with an engaging plot. Mr. Stephenson was certainly one of those. Until now. Anathem was disappointing in it's meandering philosophy, poorly developed plot and slightly more than cardboard-thin characters. I was reminded of a somewhat... more info
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Another Great Ride from Neal Stephenson
I figured out why I don't like the endings of Stephenson's novels. Like Tolkien, the main work here isn't the story, but the Universe. I have to say that this universe is certainly as compelling as Middle Earth, if not more. If he wanted, there are certainly a few more novels that could be written around the Mathic World.
This book was slow to get rolling, but once I started reading, I couldn't put it down.
If you're about to embark on this behemoth (890 pages), don't forget about the glossary in... more info
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