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Luke discusses why he considers 'Anathem' by Neal Stephenson a masterwork.

It’s a 1000 page book from 2008, and Luke tells Juliane why he thinks Anathem is a “Masterwork” by Neal Stephenson. See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sfbrp.com/episode-lists-3 See the SFBRP Must-Read List here: https://www.sfbrp.com/must-read Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Luke on Bluesky: @lukeburrage.bsky.social Discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

People in this episode

Host: Luke Burrage

Guest: Juliane

Topics covered

• book review
• science fiction
• Neal Stephenson
• literature
• Anathem

Keywords

• Anathem
• Neal Stephenson
• book review
• science fiction
• literature
• 2008

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Books & works: Anathem

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