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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7563993" data-attributes="member: 20564"><p>Wow, I finally finished Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. I really like Neal, but this was a slog for me. Details in the spoiler block. The short versions is that none of the point of view characters made me care about them, adn the plot's impact on characters was often a backdrop and not immediate.</p><p></p><p>Lots o' spoilers:</p><p>[sblock]</p><p>The first 2/3 of the book leading up to the landing on the Cleft felt like most of the story was backdrop. There were so many characters that I didn't really put myself in any of their shoes. It almost felt as if everything with the moon was a backdrop, and it wasn't until a good chunk of the way through "book 1" that the characters were actually involved in a plot.</p><p></p><p>Then we get to the last couple pages, and it turns out that it was all set-up, almost just a prelude, for the rest of the book. And while some of the characters involved int he Seven Eves we've had plenty of time to get to know, that's not true for all so now it almost feels like the 2/3 of a book was an overly long prelude that didn't even introduce everyone, for the upcoming novella.</p><p></p><p>The last 1/3, "book 2" in my mind, again had a fantastic world building backdrop, but for a good chunk of it seemed just like a travelogue to show it off. Not even the PoV characters know what they are trying to accomplish so there's no tension though most of it. Again, hard to put myself in any character's shoes plsu the character they spend the most time on - Kath Two - becomes Kathree. Kathree seemed like a genuinely interesting character, but we are given little chance to know her, outside "well, I'm someone who can shoot someone with a gun". She was discovering herself, it would have been a great opportunity. Ty was the other interesting character, who ends the book with no history, and very little of his present and the shadowy owners of his "bar".</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>All in all, too many characters I couldn't get into, and insufficient time/detail on the ones I could left me at a remove. Lack of tension and late reveal of character-driven plot left me with little urge to read further.</p><p></p><p>Amazing travelogue of the environments, superior world-building. Felt technically accurate and hard-science-y.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7563993, member: 20564"] Wow, I finally finished Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. I really like Neal, but this was a slog for me. Details in the spoiler block. The short versions is that none of the point of view characters made me care about them, adn the plot's impact on characters was often a backdrop and not immediate. Lots o' spoilers: [sblock] The first 2/3 of the book leading up to the landing on the Cleft felt like most of the story was backdrop. There were so many characters that I didn't really put myself in any of their shoes. It almost felt as if everything with the moon was a backdrop, and it wasn't until a good chunk of the way through "book 1" that the characters were actually involved in a plot. Then we get to the last couple pages, and it turns out that it was all set-up, almost just a prelude, for the rest of the book. And while some of the characters involved int he Seven Eves we've had plenty of time to get to know, that's not true for all so now it almost feels like the 2/3 of a book was an overly long prelude that didn't even introduce everyone, for the upcoming novella. The last 1/3, "book 2" in my mind, again had a fantastic world building backdrop, but for a good chunk of it seemed just like a travelogue to show it off. Not even the PoV characters know what they are trying to accomplish so there's no tension though most of it. Again, hard to put myself in any character's shoes plsu the character they spend the most time on - Kath Two - becomes Kathree. Kathree seemed like a genuinely interesting character, but we are given little chance to know her, outside "well, I'm someone who can shoot someone with a gun". She was discovering herself, it would have been a great opportunity. Ty was the other interesting character, who ends the book with no history, and very little of his present and the shadowy owners of his "bar". [/sblock] All in all, too many characters I couldn't get into, and insufficient time/detail on the ones I could left me at a remove. Lack of tension and late reveal of character-driven plot left me with little urge to read further. Amazing travelogue of the environments, superior world-building. Felt technically accurate and hard-science-y. [/QUOTE]
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