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Title: A slow read...
Review: I'm a complete geek and avid reader of hard sci-fi. I like "Neuromancer" from William Gibson, "In the Beginning..." and "Diamond Age" from Neal Stephenson, and "Diaspora" and just about everything else from Greg Egan.But I can't recommend "Difference Engine" by Bruce Sterling. The ideas behind the story are good. His descriptions are visibly good, but it reads neither like a good story, nor like a tech manual.The problem isn't isolated to this book either. "Artificial Kid" also reads slowly. I can't even pinpoint exactly what it is, other than Bruce Sterling's writings are VERY slow to read and hard to stay focussed on the story.
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