Anathem

I think Anathem may be my new favorite novel by Neal Stephenson. The planet of Arbre was fascinating, and its similarities to our world kept it easily accessible. I enjoyed the wordplay vocabulary and small creative touches that made the world unique. The characters may not have been a major focus of the story, but I thought they were well enough developed to be emotionally engaging. The real heart of the story is in philosophical ideas pertaining to ideal forms, the nature of consciousness, and multiple universes, and how these ideas would be involved in a very unusual first contact scenario. I felt like there was enough action to move the story along, though the novel was also definitely heavy on interesting discussions and explanations. I loved this book, and am happily anticipating reading more Stephenson in the future!

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