Nicole Galland (1) (1965–)

DNFing this not because it's bad but because I find it weirdly uncompelling despite hitting a lot of my favorite tropes and basically being a Connie Willis book. I have a lot of other shit to read rn; SPX 2018 just happened!

This book is completely crazy. I put it on my library hold list because I loved the cover and I had faith that Stephenson would not write an awful book but I really had no idea at all what I was getting into.

It's about science, magic, time travel, bureaucracy, a little bit of romance and history all mixed together in a fast paced novel told via historical documents, diary entries, email, message board posts etc.

It's weird but it's fun.

Nothing super original but interesting combinations of tropes.

see-through fabric of reality: best to keep it covered