- Neal Stephenson’s “Polostan” is the last of these books, and the book worth mentioning but not necessarily a recommendation. If you know me well enough, you know that I think Neal Stephenson is the best writer of all times (prove me wrong). And I’m sorry to say, this - while a five stars book - is not Stephenson at its best: in fact, it was his first book ever where at a certain point I felt the book wasn’t probably edited (probably rushed in). This is the first of a series, and it almost feels like just the first part of what should be the first book, it is almost as if he rushed publishing it to appease the editorial gods or something. Now, don’t take this criticism as a sign that Polostan isn’t a book worth reading, not at all. But if you didn’t read all the rest he wrote, do that first, and give Polostan some time… because I’m sure it will best read if you have its sequel ready to be picked up once you finish this one.
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