On 2009-09-21 Geraldo XEXEO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil wrote: This is a ´ok´ book, but it takes too long to start the ´real business´. It seems that authors were playing characters around and them suddenly realized ´well, we need a history´, and then compete to find something of interest. As a light reading is ok, but is completely below the stuff Neal Stephenson writes. Actually, I usually don´t like much collaborative writings and this is no exception to the rule.
Also, there are some side histories that really add nothing to the book and add too much text to it.
I don´t recommend buying it, or also not buying it. I am sure that it could lead to a good film, although the Bush government setting is too old now. Probably it needed a better editor, not better writers.
. And summed up by saying Takes too long to start. Currently The Cobweb has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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