Last night. Which means only 2000 pages to go, of course.
I think I shall have to do some Quicksilver-themed link posts. (Any preferences?)
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3 comments on “Finished Quicksilver”
Well, yes. I’d just love to know what you, as a historian, think of it.
Well, it’s not causing nasty judders; but in any case, it feels like a parallel universe in which things are allowed to be different to ‘real history’ in subtle (or not so subtle) and playful ways. It’s not taking itself too seriously, even though there’s a lot of research underlying it. (’Canal Rage’!) And that’s part of the charm after having my head stuck in lots of serious history books - it’s reasonably familiar territory, but there are pleasant surprises along the way - and I don’t have to think too hard.
I’ve been reading up on a few bits of early modern history recently, and a couple of times I’ve read bits of books or articles - on poverty and war - and thought ‘Ah yes - Stephenson must have read that, or something written in similar terms’.