A review by calmcelebration9888
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Nicole Galland, Neal Stephenson

2.75

This book was really hit or miss with me. There were some points I loved and some that I could have done without. The biggest issue for me was too many different types of narratives in the book. There is the story from Stokes, entries from Tristan, diary entries from Rebecca, memos and posts from ODIN. It all got to be too much for me. Also the book goes off on too many side stories for too long. They try to hide the book and then that doesn’t work and they have to convince the businessman not to invest in the company and then they have to build the witch network and then they’re building the chronotron. All of it in one book was a little much. I would have preferred this book be smaller, ending perhaps when they are able to secure the book and then everything after that to be a sequel. 

On the plus side, this book is quite original and fun in parts. I liked the Rebecca and Tristan characters and the idea of witches mixing with sci fi elements. I just wanted a more focused and shorter story with less perspectives and chatter.