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I had a similar experience with the interminably dull Neal Stephenson slog-a-thon "Fall" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall;_or,_Dodge_in_Hell)

I only made it through the book because I ended up skipping the 75%(?) of the book that took place in the cloud, or whatever.

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If ever there was an author who did one or two good things early on and has been coasting oon reputation ever since...

What the man needs is a damn editor.

I really enjoyed Seveneves.

Fair. Easily the best of the second tier.

(along with Anathem, although that's another one that could have used a bit of editing).

Anathem is my second favourite NS book but boy was it hard work getting through the first 200 pages of describing the buildings, the wall and the town.

I really enjoyed the first two thirds of Seveneves. Wish I’d quit then.

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