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I really struggled to get into this; I’ve had several people recommend it. How far do you think it’s important to read before deciding it’s not for me?
by grammarxcore 3y ago
I really struggled to get into this; I’ve had several people recommend it. How far do you think it’s important to read before deciding it’s not for me?
- qup 3y agoIt's not important for you to read it at all. Skip it.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoI usually like Stephenson quite a bit, but I couldn’t get through this one either.
- reubenmorais 3y agoI just quickly paged through it to try to answer this. I'd say peak engagement for me when I couldn't wait to find out what happened next was around 60% of the way in, but I was fully engaged from the beginning, I read it over 2 days. I'd support qup's comment, there's too many good books in the world to drudge your way through a book that doesn't click :)
- grammarxcore 3y agoI think that’s fair! I am currently in a phase where I’m struggling to find something to pull my interest. I often reevaluate things I’ve put down before if the right commentary pulls me back in. I might give it another shot to see if I can hit that mark. Thanks for the insight!
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoIt wasn't Egan's best, from a storytelling perspective, but the ideas were juicy enough to keep me engaged.