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A review by keithlafo
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
5.0
Talk about a book that's deceptively fast-paced.
At first glance, you would not think Reamde reads like a tense action-thriller. It's 1000 pages long, loaded with long passages detailing the minutiae of different events and tasks, and it starts off pretty slow. However, in a matter of a few hundred pages, this book takes off and it doesn't stop until the final page.
Another reviewer described this as "14 Die Hards squished together", and while initially balked at such a description, I'm here to say that it is indeed apt. This book manages to cram a ton of action and suspense into its narrative without ever spiraling out of control. In fact, it's a testament to Stephenson's prose and storytelling that you know exactly what's going on at all times, and can easily follow each of the many characters, without ever feeling like you don't know what's happening.
I'm excited to dive into Stephenson's other books.
At first glance, you would not think Reamde reads like a tense action-thriller. It's 1000 pages long, loaded with long passages detailing the minutiae of different events and tasks, and it starts off pretty slow. However, in a matter of a few hundred pages, this book takes off and it doesn't stop until the final page.
Another reviewer described this as "14 Die Hards squished together", and while initially balked at such a description, I'm here to say that it is indeed apt. This book manages to cram a ton of action and suspense into its narrative without ever spiraling out of control. In fact, it's a testament to Stephenson's prose and storytelling that you know exactly what's going on at all times, and can easily follow each of the many characters, without ever feeling like you don't know what's happening.
I'm excited to dive into Stephenson's other books.