In a message dated 12/29/2003 11:49:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> So how was Quicksilver? Oh, and while I've got your attention, did you > read Bear's Vitals? I'm guessing you may have disliked it > as much as you > did Darwin's Radio. I liked Quicksilver but it is a very long book that doesn't really have much a point. The mixture of historical figures of the 17th century in particular Newton Liebnitz and Hooke with fictional characters who by the way are the ancestors of the main characters in Cryptonimonicon is really cool but the book is so dense with the ambiance of the times in England France and Holland that it kind of drags. Especially the first half. Once he introduces Jack Shaftoe and Eliza things pick up. I would read Cryptonimonicon first to see if you like this style of writing since the structure of Quicksilver is the same. Quicksilver is part of a trilogy so I am sure it won't make sense unitl the end of book 3 (System of the World). Another book to consider is Illeum, Dan Simmons sci fi version of the Iliad. Also the beginning of a series. I haven't read Vitals. What it is about? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
