Corsairs, Syphiliptics, Barbary Pirates and Galley Slaves
...I've finally gotten around to starting the sequel to Quicksilver, the Confusion.
It's hopelessly addictive. It's so good, it makes up for having to slog through expository dialogue and long digressions on the origin of money, the Royal Society and the English Civil War, which made up so much of Quicksilver. Not that they weren't entertaining, but it felt more like a history book than a novel. It also cut between 4 or 5 different plot strands in 3 different time periods - which made it a tad confusing for the first 300 pages or so.
Luckily, the Confusion limits itself to 2 simultaneous plot strands (which occur concurrently and at the same time), so it's much more grokable. I'm only 200 pages in, but I highly recommend it (even if you have to slog through Quicksilver first).
It's hopelessly addictive. It's so good, it makes up for having to slog through expository dialogue and long digressions on the origin of money, the Royal Society and the English Civil War, which made up so much of Quicksilver. Not that they weren't entertaining, but it felt more like a history book than a novel. It also cut between 4 or 5 different plot strands in 3 different time periods - which made it a tad confusing for the first 300 pages or so.
Luckily, the Confusion limits itself to 2 simultaneous plot strands (which occur concurrently and at the same time), so it's much more grokable. I'm only 200 pages in, but I highly recommend it (even if you have to slog through Quicksilver first).
posted by batgimp | 7:48 p.m.
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