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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142914.The_Confusion?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Confusion (Volume 2)" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172147891m/142914.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142914.The_Confusion?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Confusion</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/545.Neal_Stephenson">Neal Stephenson</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1384172?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>I'm a slut for the Stephenson. I couldn't get enough, racing through this book in under 2 weeks (cutting out the very painful, forced hiatus while on a road trip). While certain friends of mine express shock at my passion for this series, I'm enjoying watching Neal weave the threads of the Enlightenment together in a way that my 9th grade World History text never could. The developments in Natural Philosophy of the time are given their roots in the politics and culture of the time. Who would've thunk it? I have a strong desire to read history for the first time in my life. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/30961?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>