[clue-talk] Nevermind upstart. Stephenson's "Anathem" is out!

[Jed S. Baer]

On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:33:30 -0600
Michael Fierro wrote:

> I love Stephenson's works, and loved the Baroque Cycle. But there were
> definitely times when I felt like I was just "getting through" it. Neal
> really, really needs an editor who is more willing to leave stuff out
> of what gets published than he currently has. There were swathes of all
> three books of the Cycle that could've been excised. Actually,
> Cryptonomicon could've used a heavier editorial hand, too. Neal is
> brilliant, but concise he is not.

Well, to each their own. I took it as a rich tapestry. We could have the
same discussion about Tolkein.

I'm still waiting for someone to give me a hard time over WoT. :)

jed