River of Gods by Ian McDonald is a huge sprawling book set in India in the near future (with near future meaning 40 years). And it is a slow moving book at first and requires much patience before the plot starts up in earnest. Anathem had a similar buildup, but was easier to follow due to a single main character, where River of Gods has several characters and we jump between them every chapter. The book itself is good, if you have the patience to make it to the plot.

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