Heather's review
The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2)
by Neal Stephenson
Heather's review
The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2) by Neal Stephenson
Heather's review
rating:
Historical fiction (again), this time in the later part of the 17th Century. This is the second of the three-volume Baroque Cycle. There are a handful of different storylines to follow, and a good mix of real and fictional characters, from Isaac Newton to King Louis XIV. It is oftentimes very humorous, which is one of the main things that kept me reading. Matt and I read this at the same time, each with our own copies. We had our own little book club, and would stop in the same place from time to time to talk about what was happening in the story. This also enhanced my enjoyment of the book, as it is very complex and so long that you start to forget what was happening.
On a sidenote, if you ever visit the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle (which is very cool, and I'm not a huge SciFi person), the manuscript for these books is on display. Stephenson wrote it by hand with fountain pens. The spent ink cartridges are also on display. It was kind of cool to see. Much different ...more
On a sidenote, if you ever visit the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle (which is very cool, and I'm not a huge SciFi person), the manuscript for these books is on display. Stephenson wrote it by hand with fountain pens. The spent ink cartridges are also on display. It was kind of cool to see. Much different ...more
