Neal Stephenson

Takes forever to get good, and then it’s great.

My first Stephenson novel, and likely his second best after The Diamond Age

Classic Stephenson: Interesting ideas, but drags at times.

Stephenson’s books always take a while to get going, and this is just Book 1 so still too early to really judge

If you like Stephenson’s other books, you’ll probably like this as well.

Some interesting ideas, but not my favorite of his

If you’re going to only read on Stephenson book, make it this one. Especially relevant now in the age of LLMs.

I’m a sucker for time travel stories, this one works