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Title: Good idea, terrible story
Review: Reading The Difference Engine, I could imagine Gibson andSterling's tug of war over the direction of the story. "Iwant to write about this!" "No, we've got to have this!" "Well, I'm a bigger pop icon than you are!" "Well I write for Wired!" OK, it may not have been that bad. Whatever happened, the result is an unstatisfying clash of styles. The story lacks focus, often jumping between different characters for no good reason. Even the ending resolves nothing and leaves too many questions. The world of The Difference Engine is facinating, but the story isn't.
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