cmonster reviewed The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (A Bantam spectra book)
Decades into our future, a stone’s throw from the ancient city of Shanghai, a brilliant …
Review of 'The Diamond Age' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
On second read street 20 years It was good but definitely convoluted. I could see his desire to really expand his worlds and get into the details of massive political upheaval. But it wasn't nearly as finally tuned yet as it becomes in his later books. Entertaining but definitely a few storylines that sort of got lost in the shuffle and others that seemed to pop up out of nowhere and all of a sudden take over the entire book