I did make it all the way through the Baroque Cycle. I found that book 2
was
considerably less detailed and had more "movement", and book 3 was even
more
adventurous and exciting. Book 3 had some cool revelations, most of which
caught me completely off guard. My favorite revelation involved a
thief-catcher, that's all I'll say here.
I loved those books, so did my mom. At one time I was thinking of writing
a
review, but then I would have less time to other things that I enjoy doing
more.
At no point during the Baroque Cycle did I find myself uttering the 8
deadly
words. But I did consider quitting about 1/2 way through book 1, for the
same reasons you mention below.
- Steve
"Jon Schild" <jjs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Well, I really did like Cryptonomicon. A lot. Snowcrash I didn't like at
> all, gave up after 20 pages or so. I liked the first part of the Baroque
> Cycle, but don't have the patience to read pages and pages of minutiae
for
> one plot point. It's just too detailed, but often I wish I had
continued.
>
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