A review by skc73
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

2.0

This book could've been about 300 pages shorter. I'm a big fan of Stephenson's earlier work - Zodiac, Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon. These books were taut, exciting, and a bit gonzo. This one was sluggish, overwrought and sloppy. It feels like Stephenson read The Martian, and decided he would take competency-porn to a whole new level. Except he decided to eliminate all the tension and humor that made The Martian so fun to read. I lost interest at about page 300 but slogged through to the end. Too bad, because the premise is fantastic. I just wish a young Stephenson had taken it on, rather than this older ego-driven Stephenson who seems to be working without an editor.