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I read it without any expectations and without knowing anything about the plot. It was just recommended to me by someone, but I'm usually into sci-fi, stuff li
by jcul 3y ago
I read it without any expectations and without knowing anything about the plot.
It was just recommended to me by someone, but I'm usually into sci-fi, stuff like Greg Egan.
I really enjoyed it, but maybe I would have been disappointed if I was expecting more of a mind melter!
- AdamN 3y agoAny recommendations on a mind melter?!?!? Something that is logically consistent is my only criterion (not much of a mind melter if it's incosistent within its own world) ... and the writing not being at a 10th grade level (distracting).
- insane_dreamer 3y ago* spoiler alert * yes, the writing was annoying in parts (especially the Earth flashbacks). What I liked about it was 1) if you don't know anything about it (I didn't even read the back cover) the surprises evolve nicely; and most importantly, 2) it was a story of humans cooperating with another species rather than either subjugating or resisting subjugation
- jcul 3y agoYeah I totally agree, the surprises were great. I knew literally nothing except for the title and the author and that it could have something to do with space, as he wrote the Martian. I hadn't read any Andy Weir before, but someone recommended it to me so just started reading.
- jcul 3y agoI would say anything by Greg Egan! My favorite is probably Permutation City, followed by Diaspora. His stuff can get heavy though.