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Along these lines, if you haven't ever seen it, check out _Motel of the Mysteries_ by David Macaulay. (Yes, that David Macaulay!)
by pinko 3y ago
Along these lines, if you haven't ever seen it, check out _Motel of the Mysteries_ by David Macaulay. (Yes, that David Macaulay!)
- hiatus 3y agoA Canticle For Leibowitz touches on a similar theme.
- ojo-rojo 3y agoI agree. I started with Anathem then went to A Canticle for Leibowitz. Together they were a fun read, I've put them both on my bookshelf.
- PhasmaFelis 3y agoI remember "reading" that as a kid, when I was too young to really understand the text, and thinking it was a horror story.
- junon 3y agoIs this the one where they find the toilet seat and think it's jewelry or something? If so, had the same experience. I was too young to understand it and thought it was something scary.
- PhasmaFelis 3y agoYep, exactly! Tons of shadowy pictures of decayed skeletons lying in beds and bathtubs, and most of the humor is in the text.