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A review by xander_rijkee
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Nicole Galland, Neal Stephenson
4.0
I liked this take on the goings on within a government run time travel organisation.
It is a Neil Stephenson novel so it goes into tangents, but not as much as some (possibly due to the coauthor).
The format is that of a modern epistolary novel, so there are letters, chat chains , journal entries etc. I like this narrative style but it does make it harder to empathise with the characters.
The communications are very well written and don’t overdo the realism (like including addresses, codes etc). The book is worth reading for the “Lay of Walmart” alone!
As a physicist I have some objections to the quantum mechanics… but it is handled better than most
I didn’t like the openness and abruptness of the ending. It is almost like this is the pilot episode of a tv series (it would work well as such tbh)
It is a Neil Stephenson novel so it goes into tangents, but not as much as some (possibly due to the coauthor).
The format is that of a modern epistolary novel, so there are letters, chat chains , journal entries etc. I like this narrative style but it does make it harder to empathise with the characters.
The communications are very well written and don’t overdo the realism (like including addresses, codes etc). The book is worth reading for the “Lay of Walmart” alone!
As a physicist I have some objections to the quantum mechanics… but it is handled better than most
I didn’t like the openness and abruptness of the ending. It is almost like this is the pilot episode of a tv series (it would work well as such tbh)
Content Warnings
Slight butchering of quantum mechanics