Arbieroo reviewed Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (The Baroque cycle -- v. 1)
Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in …
Review of 'Quicksilver' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
What a mess! This volume commits several heinous sins; the Sin of Protagonist Switching occurs twice. The Sin of Rambling Aimlessly occurs through out. The Sin of Being Pointless might possibly be redeemed in the remaining volumes...but can I be bothered to read them?
There are fun and exciting passages that account for the two star rating but they are islands floating on the structural swamp.