I picked up this book after reading an interview on BLDGBLOG.

Books that are set up for sequels just don’t do it for me. Formulaic writing and just basic character development. I know, it’s pulp fiction, but I just don’t feel like it’s worth investing my time unless there’s something interesting in the work itself, and not just the content. Don’t just tell a story—use the language!

There are parts which are good. He’s very skilled at descriptions of architecture, of the science, of the processes at the NSF. I just wish he’d gone right into the disaster—this is what I was counting on!