BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhat other great opening lines do you know?.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square222linkfedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down10
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minus-squareNewsteinleo@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoI disagree, cryptonomicon’s ending just comes out of left field with the introduction of a new character at the end of the book.
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoFair point, I forgot about cryptonomicon’s ending. I guess Stephenson has been pulling this forever.
minus-squareNewsteinleo@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI want to love his books, he build such interesting worlds and stories, but the ending disappoints almost every time
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI absolutely get you. I do enjoy his books, mostly because they tend to center around a really great premise and are entertaining enough that I can not let the bad parts ruin it for me.
I disagree, cryptonomicon’s ending just comes out of left field with the introduction of a new character at the end of the book.
Fair point, I forgot about cryptonomicon’s ending. I guess Stephenson has been pulling this forever.
I want to love his books, he build such interesting worlds and stories, but the ending disappoints almost every time
I absolutely get you. I do enjoy his books, mostly because they tend to center around a really great premise and are entertaining enough that I can not let the bad parts ruin it for me.