A review by snivets
Anathem by Neal Stephenson

4.0

Neal Stephenson is the most Extra author I've ever read, which is impressive. This book is sprawling and devotes 50% of its runtime to an infinitely detailed portrait of both the cloistered life of the universe's most nerdy faith, and complex hard philosophy, then suddenly becomes a different kind of book. It's perplexing, but I think it works.