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A review by lilaudio
The Confusion by Neal Stephenson
3.0
Such a good plot, and fantastic characters. Particularly Eliza - a headstrong, determined, and strategic woman that navigates an (almost) impossible time in history, coming out strong above the rest. Although, not without a fair bit of trauma and understandable bitterness.
But, it really was so dense in descriptions and wandering rambles that many parts were a slog. That being said, the slog itself certainly conveys the slower pace and pervasive ritual related to etiquette of the elitist 1700s. Perhaps that is exactly what was needed to transport the reader back in time, becoming as immersed as possible in the times that The Confusion was set.
But, it really was so dense in descriptions and wandering rambles that many parts were a slog. That being said, the slog itself certainly conveys the slower pace and pervasive ritual related to etiquette of the elitist 1700s. Perhaps that is exactly what was needed to transport the reader back in time, becoming as immersed as possible in the times that The Confusion was set.