n-gons reviewed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson (D.O.D.O., #1)
Fun
4 stars
It is fun, there are some ideas regarding magic/physics that are really cool.
English language
Published Nov. 22, 2017 by William Morrow.
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
4 stars
(98 reviews)
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. is a science fantasy novel by American writers Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland. It was published in 2017.
bbbhltz reviewed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.' on Goodreads
5 stars
Absolutely...magical. my favourite book so far this year.
Don reviewed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
its an interesting mix of stephenson science context and romance novel. stephenson's signature composition is world building at the start, story in the middle, then go completely off the rails at the end. here the other co-author clearly takes over the ending so at least its coherent. if this book's aim is to appeal to a wider audience, its a good effort.
EmelineB reviewed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This book gets lots of things right about academia: things turn badly because entitled professors have way too big of an ego, steal the work of their (especially female) students, making collaborating with the military complex highly desirable for new graduates. It makes a number of good point on the epistemology and social functions of science. It also gets lots of things right about being a humanities scholar (I particularly loved how she used google to find Oda. There's a mastery to googling). And the science/engineering part is convincing enough.
Though the form is interesting (mixing different types of written records), it sometimes feels quite useless and disturbs the reading.
Overall, this is a good time travelling story, pretty funny at times, not always as immersive as one would like because of the alternative use of different types of narrative forms.
Jameson reviewed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Fun and clever with a brisk, energetic pace to balance out its (delicious) wonkishness, and just enough intrigue to turn the pages without becoming overwrought.
joeyh reviewed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Not the most original of shaggy dog stories, but worth it for the epic poem set in Walmart.
outofrange reviewed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It's clear the authors had a ball writing this. The humor is a constant through a ridiculously entertaining historical romp. I'll never get enough of this kind of fun.
