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Anathem review
Anathem review




anathem review

“The Seattle writer is kind of a cross between William Gibson and Richard Powers, hard-wired to tell stories, explore technology and riff on anything that catches his fancy.” - The Oregonian (Portland) on ANATHEM “A masterpiece.mind-bogglingly ambitious.readers will delight in puzzling out the historical antecedents in philosophy, science, mathematics, and art that Stephenson riffs on with his customary quicklsilver ’s one of the most thought-provoking novels I’ve ever read, and also one of the most engaging.” - Locus, Paul Witcover, on ANATHEM “Clever and uly ’s brilliance is undeniable.” - Locus, Gary K. “Stephenson’s expansive storytelling echoes Walter Miller’s classic A Canticle for Leibowitz, the space operas of Larry Niven and the cultural meditations of Douglas Hofstadter – a heady mix of antecedents that makes for long stretches of dazzling entertainment.” - Publishers Weekly on ANATHEM “A sprawling disquisition… logophilic treat for those who like their alternate worlds big, parodic and ironic.” - Kirkus Reviews on ANATHEM “Reading Anathem is a humbling experience.” - Washington Post on ANATHEM






Anathem review