A review by ncosgray
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

3.0

I'm conflicted. I really enjoyed the first two-thirds of this book, which had everything I look for in a Neal Stephenson novel: a unique and creative premise, interesting characters (though not well developed in every case), and cool science-y stuff. I'd rate it alone 4 stars. There was even a perfect ending at the conclusion of that two-thirds. What Stephenson does next -- namely, to continue the story past this point -- is a poor choice in my opinion. Trying to avoid spoilers, I'll just say that *everything* changes and the last third of the book feels like an entirely different book. It's a fascinating if jarring shift, but unfortunately it was not fleshed out enough and felt hurried. I'd much rather have waited for a full-length sequel to Seveneves, following in greater detail the back stories of each of the four main groups. Maybe we'll still get that someday -- I'll look forward to it. Meanwhile I'll pretend that Seveneves was one-third shorter.