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Jan 09, 2023mpirkoco rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The hardest “hard sci-fi” you’ll probably ever read. Absolutely breakneck pace and fall down insane brilliant for the first 2/3rds after which it absolutely should have just ended. It will stay with you forever but you’ll also lament the…
Nov 27, 2022kwsmith rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This lengthy hard science fiction novel describes what might happen when a cosmic disaster entirely destroys the earth and humans must quickly assemble an entirely new society in space. The novel is set in the near-future and some of the…
Aug 15, 2022susan_findlay rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The world is going to end, so how do we save humanity and prevent people from going absolutely crazy while waiting for the end? The synopsis implied that this book would focus on "thousands of years later" but, actually, most of it is…
Jun 08, 2022aleksi rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Sigh. Seveneves is divided into three sections. The first section was excellent (5 stars) the second was amazing (100 stars), but the third really fell flat. Incredible- and not in a good way. The book can still be enjoyed without that…
Apr 21, 2022sam_sawyer rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Love it! Great adventure and compelling characters.
Oct 21, 2020Keeper_of_the_Book_Hoard rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this long book and had the benefit of reading it based on a recommendation without any summery of what it was about. It's very technical at parts (though one can always skim those) and the scale of the story was epic. It's not…
Sep 07, 2020
This is one of the best books I've read during the pandemic. Please, don't read any summaries or descriptions: just go into the novel blind! Themes of sacrifice for the greater good, technology, eugenics, and loss all play a part in…
Feb 05, 2020brookelundquist rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was great. The points where it got really descriptive about the science behind it got a little confusing but the idea is amazingly thought out and interesting.
Mar 30, 2019Pat_Kelly rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Okay it's worthy of the Hugo nomination it received in 2016. The shear magnitude of Stephenson's effort to detail the technical and social development over an epic period is hard to imagine and must be respected. It's a story of the…
Mar 30, 2019
This book reads like a 1950's sci-fi "Rocketship to Planet X" type story, without the camp irony. The best part of the novel is the first line. After that it quickly becomes a collection of virtue signals and lazy character development (cf…
Nov 28, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It’s a science fiction novel depicting a time in the near future when a small number of people will be forced to essentially become refugees in space to preserve the human race because of a calamity that will make the earth…
Aug 21, 2018WestSlope_TheaH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This excellent sci-fi novel begins with the moon exploding. From there, Stephenson tells a sweeping, intricately-plotted, richly-detailed and thought-provoking story of what happens next in this near-future apocalypse scenario. This is…
Apr 14, 2018JASchilz rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Based on reading that the moon "blows up" in the first pages of the books, I figured that this was going to be weird Neal Stephenson instead of science Neal Stephenson. A friend convinced me to give it a try, and I was wrong. It's no…
Dec 29, 2017
amazing
Sep 29, 2017chriswwcook rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Fun read; interesting concept, dynamic characters, great The-Martian-like science (some might find tedious, but I did the tech stuff). Very imaginative, was a real page turner!
May 29, 2017zedteem rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I wanted to love this book. Lots to recommend it as noted by other reviewers. In the end, I think the erratic pacing and my lack of empathy for the characters (especially in the last section) overcame my appreciation for the audacious…
Mar 20, 2017burt_harris rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very well done, tops my reads so far this year. The time dynamics are astonishing, covering both hours and millennia with equal drama and imagination. .
Jan 23, 2017tjdickey rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Stunning in scope, and fearless in the writing. To begin with the sentence "The moon blew up with no warning and for no apparent reason" and to be able seamlessly to start a section with "Five thousand years later" should give some sense…
Sep 03, 2016sat7 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I have been a hard science fiction fan for most of my reading life. This Novel has made literary moves I had yet to experience with great alacrity and aplomb. This work has done them proud. I was refreshed technically and learned much.…
Jul 18, 2016Logovore rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I like the premise and the fact that there are strong, capable, tech-savvy female characters. However, there are great swathes of sufficiently technical material that it feels less like a novel and more like a technical manual. When…
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Jun 14, 2016smitha_rama rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
If you're looking for a really long Hard Sci-fi novel with an abundance of female characters, a little bit of dystopia, and an open-ended conclusion, this is the book for you. Couldn't put it down near the end; it's been a month since I…
May 18, 2016logscribe rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Good enough to finish, but that's it. Stephenson misses the human story almost every time. The earth is going to go up in flames in about two years. How about a closer look at what that does to the little people, but just the…
Apr 14, 2016Marge2015 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Hard core SF, exquisite detail and a brilliant read! Characters are excellent but I would have like more of them at times. Loved it!
Mar 15, 2016Rebole rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I have to admit the detailed science explanations lost me a couple of times but I was still able to enjoy and understand the story. This is the first Neal Stephenson book I've read and it really sucked me in and blew me away.
Feb 19, 2016daysleeper236 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
861 pages of excellent (and extremely detailed) science-fiction. I can't believe I read the whole thing in less than 3 weeks.