5/12/2023 0 Comments The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson"Stephenson churns through possible subcultures, cutting-edge technologies, and political speculations like a ferret in a blender." - Richard Gehr, The Village Voice." Diamond Age is at once whimsical, satirical and cautionary." - Steve Jones, USA Today."Stephenson's world-building skills are extraordinary, and while he sometimes lets his narrative ramble or grow complicated, he can be depended upon to serve up plenty of clever extrapolations." - Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle.Perhaps the loose ends are not all tied up, but then he's very profligate in the creation of string." - Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle "Stephenson writes with real wit, and the book has the tumbling energy of any really good adventure story.Stephenson mostly holds to his theme." - Gerald Jonas, The New York Times "While the final chapters of the novel veer toward the stylistic excesses that marred Snowcrash, Mr.Deutschlandī- : ambitious story with interesting ideas, but never really takes off.Įveryone liked the combination of old values and new technology, most approve of his literary style - though some think he carries it to excess on occasion. General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorĭiamond Age. Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs.
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