Justin Younger reviewed Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'Seveneves' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I hated less than I enjoyed. Could have been great if it were under half as long.
English language
Published May 17, 2016
Seveneves
4 stars
(3 reviews)
Seveneves is a hard science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson published in 2015. The story tells of the desperate efforts to preserve Homo sapiens in the wake of apocalyptic events on Earth after the unexplained disintegration of the Moon and the remaking of human society as a space-based civilization after a severe genetic bottleneck.
ratfactor reviewed Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'Seveneves' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
All of the positive raving for this book is true! All of the criticisms are also true! Stephenson is his own thing and he breaks all the rules of fiction. He breaks them in a couple different ways in this book. When it's great it's REALLY GREAT. When it's not so great, it kinda sucks. At different moments, I wanted to give this five stars. It's a hell of a book and I absolutely recommend it to any "hard" SF fans. Know that the exposition can really be a brick wall in the storytelling and it's not artfully done at all. But Stephenson has certainly earned himself a place on the hard-core SF shelf with this one (if he hadn't already).
signalnine reviewed Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Review of 'Seveneves' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Great world-building, great pacing in the first two acts but it stalls in the third act. He does manage to tie off most of the loose ends by the end but the ending still feels a little abrupt.