Style
Andrew Leonard points out that Confusion features more bent reality like Stephenson's science fiction than Quicksilver. Also, Leonard notes that the book is more focused on "Kidnapping, murder, torture, war, poison, treachery, romance and despair" than Quicksilver had been.
Comments about Stephenson's humor pervade its reviews. The New Zealand Herald, called it "rich, clever, as dryly funny as ever."
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