he did it to me again!

[rone]

Neal Stephenson tricked me again... he wound me up with a good book and then STOPPED. WRITING.  Cryptonomicon is a good, if highly nerdy, romp, until he decides, "OK, i'm tired of writing about protagonist A, so i'll just kill him off.  Hmm, and protagonist B was going to get married, but i have these loose ends, so i'll have him tie them up.  That frees me up to use protagonist C to... oh, fuck it.  Explosions.  Sex.  More explosions.  Exeunt."  That bit about the psychopath with the bow and arrows was so random and gratuitous, i still don't get the point.  FUCK YOU NEAL STEPHENSON AND YOUR BROKE CYCLE SEE IF I READ IT `CAUSE I WON'T.  JERK.

Maybe that's the thing... LucasArts, in a hurry to put out KOTOR 2, hired Neal Stephenson to write its ending.

Comments

[paracelsvs.livejournal.com]

I've had it with people whining about Stephenson's endings. Yes, they're not what you expect. But neither are his books. He doesn't write like other people. He doesn't write according to accepted norms. He just plain likes to write a whole lot, and just sort of pours stuff into a big pile, and leaves it up to the reader to find something to enjoy. This does not appeal to everyone, needless to say, but complaining that he can't write endings is missing the point by miles. His books aren't about endings - they're about the crazy shit that's on every fucking page, not just the last fifty.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

That Yngwie fuckin' Malmsteen, he just plain likes to play real fast, and pours notes into a big pile. His songs aren't about melody or structure.

[paracelsvs.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what you're talking about! You must be some sort of crazy person!