I like to believe that his editor told him that enough was enough and that we had to end the damn book. And, if it was not for the editor he would still be writing the book, not not revising it, just making it longer and longer.
I absolutely get you. I do enjoy his books, mostly because they tend to center around a really great premise and are entertaining enough that I can not let the bad parts ruin it for me.
I disagree, cryptonomicon’s ending just comes out of left field with the introduction of a new character at the end of the book.
I honestly couldn’t finish it.
It changed from an excellent comedy at the start, to a spy thriller, to a war action movie and then to some kind of tech-startup biography.
Insane changes in pace. Did I miss a good ending then? I’ve got about 20% left.
I like to believe that his editor told him that enough was enough and that we had to end the damn book. And, if it was not for the editor he would still be writing the book, not not revising it, just making it longer and longer.
Haha he could have just written three to five books instead.
Fair point, I forgot about cryptonomicon’s ending. I guess Stephenson has been pulling this forever.
I want to love his books, he build such interesting worlds and stories, but the ending disappoints almost every time
I absolutely get you. I do enjoy his books, mostly because they tend to center around a really great premise and are entertaining enough that I can not let the bad parts ruin it for me.