I felt the same way, and I love Stephenson. I couldn’t finish Dodge in Hell, which made me sad bc Reamde is one of my favourite books

I used to. I didn't finish it either, and while I read the next one, I don't remember it, which didn't used to be a problem with his books.

I felt like by the time he wrote m 'Dodge in Hell,' he was famous enough to ignore his editor... and it destroyed him.