Anathem: A Novel Audiobook

" It seems this book is going nowhere even though the characters are driving you towards a simplified understand of their intellectually expanded world-view. As the book progresses you are drawn in to an epic journey that challenges you to think about how love and fear drive our future. "

" A really interesting book. Many parts, involving both science and philosophy, were just beyond me, but the story was still engrossing. "

" Anathem is a very engaging read and although sometimes it gets a little bogged down in the dry academic debates of an alternate universe, Stephenson always pushes the plot to wilder and wilder places. So much math, but highly accessible. "

" Stunning. Neal Stephenson burns more ideas (and exhibits more intelligence) per page than your average Sci-Fi writer - and Anathem is a huge book. My first experience of his work, this set me hunting for more. "

" I really enjoyed it, even though some of the theoretical discussions were over my little head. I found the characters highly, highly entertaining. For a 900+ page book, it was surprisingly difficult to put down. "

" I enjoyed this. At first I thought "oh no, another one that I won't be able to get over the hump with, like the Baroque Cycle", but I beared with it for about 100 pages, and slowly got drawn in, and finally enjoyed myself. #include , but still worth my fiction time. "

" A Sci-Fi book about very interesting society on a earth like planet. "

" 3 and a half stars, really...The plot and background stories were awesome, but I felt like he wandered off into randomly and unnecessarily obtuse philosophizing on occasion. "

" Ik geraakte er moeilijk in, maar uiteindelijk wel een goed boek. Wel nog altijd niet zeker waar het nu precies over ging... "

" One of science fiction's best! Though not a fast read, the challenges of discovering Stephenson's world, language and characters is certainly rewarding :) "

" Neal creates an incredible new world that is foreign and familiar at the same time. He did a great job building a new universe and then telling a compelling human story within it. This is a hard science fiction book but you don't need to understand the physics to enjoy it. "

" Good, enjoyed it, but its not Stephenson's best imho. "

" I ended up liking this book but it was so thick (and not just physically thick either) I had to force myself to keep reading it. Once you get into it it becomes a fairly interesting tale of a monastery in a dystopian future. "

" Of all the Stephenson I've read up to this point, this was hands down my favorite. It toned down the snarky narration of other Stephenson novels, while maintaining the incredible detail I've come to expect from him. "

" It takes some serious dedication to get through this book. In the end it was worth it though. "

" Interesting world and ideas make this a must read. However in the end the story kept dragging itself along a little bit too slowly and confusingly. "

" Just wasn't enjoying the writing style. "

" Loved the topic, the ideas, the story, the ending.... felt like getting there was a crawl through mud for the first 300pgs and a slow trudge for the remaining 600. "

" I didn't think I would enjoy this book nearly as much as I did. The philosophical discussions are interesting and the story takes lots of unexpected turns. "

" A great book if you can stick it out, but takes a few hundred pages to really get going. "

" Interesting world and ideas make this a must read. However in the end the story kept dragging itself along a little bit too slowly and confusingly. "

" This book is packed with philosophy, science, and good characters. "

" Best sci-fi book ive ever read, period. "

" For my inner Platonist that refuses to die "

" favorite quote: "...the evolution of our minds from bits of inanimate matter was more beautiful and more extraordinary than any of the miracles cataloged down through the ages by the religions of our world." "

" dreamy heights. a progression of The Glass Bead Game "

" I wish half stars were possible-this is definitely 4.5. "

" It is classic Neal Stephenson. Long and meandering plots loosely tied together. Almost like two or three stories got spliced together. It was great. "