I am a huge SciFi fan, been reading it since I was in high school. I have lately become a fan of Neal Stephenson (ok, not so recently, I read Snow Crash shortly after it was published), but it has taken me forever to read the the books in the Baroque Cycle. Today, I finished the second novel, The Confusion, thinking that I was finished with the set.
WRONG.
It seemed like a funny place to leave off, and alas, it was. There is a third book, another 900 pages. The System of the World. Groan. I guess I will have to work my way through this tome as well.
One of the reasons it has taken me so long to get through the first two tomes is that it became clear that my lack of knowledge of European history of the 1600 – 1800 was pretty weak, so I have been bolstering that as well (and it greatly enhances the enjoyment of the novels).
It is back to see what Jack Shaftoe has in store.
