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Originally Posted by taosaur
The last 2/3 of Snow Crash just didn't remotely live up to the expectations/potential set up in the first 1/3. It was a burst of creative brilliance trailing off into a mediocre action movie. I was put off Stephenson for years, but then Anathem completely drew me in and bowled me over.
I gave the first WoT audiobook a try solely because Brandon Sanderson finished the series, despite my every instinct having warned me off Robert Jordan every time I've encountered his work, and I couldn't take 20 minutes of it--stale ideas enveloped in a staggering volume of hot air. Maybe I'll read summaries and then give the Sanderson volumes a go, after I've exhausted his original work.
I'm still on Norwegian Wood and Ringworld, enjoying both thoroughly.
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I might do the same. I've tried to get into WoT but I just can't do it. I think I only have one original Sanderson volume left to read though
I might just do what you have suggested - read the summaries and then read Sanderson's concluding volumes.
I loved Norwegian Wood, I think I might add Ringworld to my TBR list!