Anathem was so chock full of interesting ideas, too bad the last parts of it were so rushed (or at least felt that way to me).
I always describe it as an excellent 300 page novel crammed into 900 pages.
That's most of Stephenson's books. 90% world building and then 10% story at the end.
I always describe it as an excellent 300 page novel crammed into 900 pages.