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There Is No Antimemetics Division (2018)

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728 points squircle | 1 comments | 12 Aug 24 13:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Something1234 ◴[12 Aug 24 14:36 UTC] No.41224871[source]▶
I really like his book Ra. It's a great example of secret societies and layers within layers. Although to me it honestly sounds impossible.
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bazzargh ◴[12 Aug 24 15:37 UTC] No.41225655[source]▶
I really enjoyed it too, though the first half of the book is better than the second.

I'd bought it while stuck in an airport trudging through Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy (which I hated), saw a book by qntm in my recommended list and bought it instantly, having read their online stuff. Unlike the KSR, it was great fun and I blazed through it.

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1. jacobedawson ◴[12 Aug 24 23:03 UTC] No.41230362[source]▶
The Mars Trilogy is a slog imo because of the way it's written (e.g. insufferable dialogue), whereas the concepts and scope were just enough to keep me going. I felt the same way about his Ministry For The Future - he has great ideas written with pulp fiction skills.

I wonder if having books like this rewritten by an llm in a different style could reinvigorate poorly written / high concept stories.