Also: It's been a long time since I read Godel Escher Bach, so I cannot trust this for sure, but at the time I got the feeling there were hints that the book as such ended before the last page, the remainder was just there as filler.
Neal Stephenson might even have been more effective in some of his novels (I'm looking at you "Diamond Age" - a personal favourite nonetheless) if they had just stopped a chapter or so before the end.
I vote more for "What Happens Next" and less for the "Hollywood Ending".
Note: in keeping with the theme of the article, I didn't read the second half..
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Ah, the vindication of Neal Stephenson! :)
Also: It's been a long time since I read Godel Escher Bach, so I cannot trust this for sure, but at the time I got the feeling there were hints that the book as such ended before the last page, the remainder was just there as filler.
Neal Stephenson might even have been more effective in some of his novels (I'm looking at you "Diamond Age" - a personal favourite nonetheless) if they had just stopped a chapter or so before the end.
I vote more for "What Happens Next" and less for the "Hollywood Ending".
Note: in keeping with the theme of the article, I didn't read the second half..