eclecticbookwrm 's review for:

The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson

5.0

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I'm slowly making my way through some of the well-known, sci-fi authors, exploring beyond fantasy. This was the first Stephenson I tackled. As with Asimov and Hamilton and Gibson, it took me some time to get into it. Once I am emotionally invested in the characters, I'm able to appreciate more facets of the usual sci-fi work -- descriptions of society, the word, the politics, the technology, etc. I am surprised at how much I enjoyed this. The pace, plot and characters were all awesome, but it was really the ending that pushed this one to five stars. Seeing Nell evolve from a toddler to young adult ... Hackworth and Miranda and Carl are all so well done. Absolutely loved it.