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poohbear_nc · 10-26-2016, 08:58 AM

I FINALLY made it through Quicksilver, volume 1 of Neal Stephenson's ambitious (and lengthy) Baroque Cycle. I had made numerous previous attempts, but always bogged down in the lengthy mid-section set in war-torn Europe, which featured the invention of the stock market. The scope of Stephenson's historical knowledge is staggering, as are his imaginative riffs on historical characters and events.

I think I'll wait a bit before embarking upon The Confusion.

10-26-2016, 08:58 AM	#24829
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,553 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I FINALLY made it through Quicksilver, volume 1 of Neal Stephenson's ambitious (and lengthy) Baroque Cycle. I had made numerous previous attempts, but always bogged down in the lengthy mid-section set in war-torn Europe, which featured the invention of the stock market. The scope of Stephenson's historical knowledge is staggering, as are his imaginative riffs on historical characters and events. I think I'll wait a bit before embarking upon The Confusion.