infryq reviewed Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish …
Review of 'Seveneves' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Complex but well-managed; fairly feminist with some notably lazy exceptions. Ends abruptly and raggedly in true Stephenson fashion.
Something I found jarring was that he takes such care to cover the provenance, maintenance, and sustainability of obvious things like computer chips as well as subtler necessaries like eyeglass grinders and paper... but completely fails to mention textiles. Not even a passing reference. Disappointing.