Some of the writing is exquisite — the walk through Chicago’s world fair gets a chef’s kiss. But I’m lost with polo. I don’t know how to care about that sport as a vehicle for a global story.
Wait for the other books
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By mikeromo
I mean, this is just the first third of a typically long Stephenson book. It’s fine but you how his books are, they take hundreds of pages to kick in. This the kick-in. A good one, to be sure…but just be warned, I guess.
A compelling read. It is always startling to see an iconoclast out game the system.
5
By Retired Snake Eater
Russian over think is their weakness easily exploited by a Polly-math female. May she meet up with Patton in the sequel and dupe the Russian again. LeBoudin
Very interesting angle into this period and places in time
3
By cybrquack
Great, well-researched story. Bit of a dry lift-off but I expect that from this guy and it’s typically worth the wait. The ending is very abrupt and doesn’t really make any points about the ‘why’ of the story. It just stops.
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