Baroque Cycle, 2: The Confusion Ltd (Hardcover)

from setnahkt

Second volume of the Baroque Cycle, by Neal Stephenson. A marvelous book. A sort of prequel to Cryptonomicon, introducing the ancestors of some of the characters (the Shaftoes and Waterhouses). Yes, it's full of anachronisms, but so what? The characters are all memorable and the settings magnific...

from hardlyhardy

Neal Stephenson's 2004 novel "The Confusion," the second part of his Baroque Cycle, seems aptly named, for readers may often find themselves confused. Its 815 pages contain numerous characters, some of whom travel around the world, and convoluted plot lines. Plus, it picks up a story begun in "Qu...

from jmvilches

The pace picks up considerably in this continuation of the intertwined stories of Jack Shaftoe, Daniel Waterhouse, and Eliza, Countess de la Zeur. The plot set in motion in Quicksilver continues to twist into fiendishly complex patterns. Piracy and quests, political and financial intrigue, and th...

from magemanda

I am entirely perplexed by this trilogy! Usually by the time I have read the first book in a trilogy - let alone the second - I know well whether I am intending to keep the series for an indulgent re-read in the future. After reading the first book, I had been intrigued enough to read the second ...

from timothyl33

Though technically the sequel to Quicksilver, The Confusion in some ways could be read as a standalone story of the adventures of Jack Shaftoe, as he makes his away around the world going from adventure to adventure; and of Eliza, with her story of trying to survive in a world of intrigue and mac...