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Ugh I love this book

This book has me HOOKED.

This book is great. Very interesting world building.

Ted Chiang is a special person. These stories are incredible. I can’t believe how young he was when these published.

This book is seriously breathtaking. “The Prophet who was entranced by the world of the living, the corrupted human who believed the false sensations delayed by their survival program to be pure truth. I am blessed with this corruption, so take me wherever you wish. I will learn something from that too.”

Well, that first story made me feel some sort of way. Not me all teary at the campfire. What a book wow.

Well. That was a wild ride. Going to write a brief review, may revise later after some time on House of Leaves forums.

This hallway scene is giving real Cave of Amigara Fault vibes. This reminds me of horrific cave diving stories.

Back on this book. It is a very good book but like many otherwise good books, I must overlook casual misogyny. In this chapter, Karen is presented as a selfish, neurotic partner, a cheater, the truthfulness of her reported childhood SA is doubted (without any reason why it should be), she refuses mental health care bc she doesn’t want to get fat, & her husband is described as a natural authority. 🥱🙄

This book is so engaging and interesting, I cannot believe it’s not more wildly popular.

This book is immediately gripping! If you like the show Fringe, you’ll like this.

I am on a cabin trip and feverishly reading.

After reading Earthlings (excellent but disturbing) I need a palate cleanser. I suspect Martha Wells will deliver.

This author clearly loves House of Leaves.

Wow, Juan and Gaspar’s story is so complex and nuanced and sad.

I think I figured out what this book is all about.

Wow, chapter one is very intense and powerful.

This book is strange and it has strange pacing. Zampanō’s ramblings are often excruciating; Truant’s can be, but they are more interesting because we are getting snippets of character development (though he is a very disturbed person). The Navidson Record is gripping and I want more. Putting the book down now at 1:22am because I want to read the next part, but I know I won’t survive another tangent rant. 😴

Myst and D&D mentioned

The most recent stretch of pages picked up a bit. The Navidson house certainly is eerie. And these letters from Truant’s mother… I’m not yet sure what to make of all these little details that my keen editing eye catches like typos and strange font kerning. This is obviously a very intentionally crafted book.

I’m struggling with this a bit but remaining open-minded. This book is a very slow read. The two narrators are insufferable - an overly pretentious pseudo-intellectual and a womanizing drug addict that appears to be descending into madness. I don’t think we are supposed to like them, and I think the way I’m reacting to this is sort of the point. Curious where this goes, but it’s a bit of a slog so far.

Holy shit people seem to love this book, let’s do this.

L Moriarty books always have a twist. For now, my prediction: none of this is real and psychic lady is in a coma or purgatory etc. This chapter about how everyone at the airport reminds her of someone/something significant in her life… if the other characters are real, they’re also having a supernatural experience.

SPOILER: Everyone talks about how this book has such a shocking twist. I am nearing the end of part III and my suspicion is that “gran” is actually Daphne, who killed Rose and buried her in the garden and then assumed Rose’s identity and raised Lorna.

I am enjoying this book so much I may perish. It’s so weird and clever. Minus .001 stars for the audiobook mispronunciation of the name “Vegeta.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

“There are a million Paths in this world, Lindon, but any sage will tell you they can all be reduced to one. Improve yourself.”

Oh my god this book is devastating me. My kid just caught me crying while folding clothes. 😂

“I thought about how sad it must be to be a lawyer. To see everything as potentially incriminating.”

LOL it is, I think this all the time!

Gosh I’ve loved this book. I should have been keeping notes all along because there were so many quotes and observations that I adored.

Now there are dune worms? Ok…

Ok so don’t hate me, because I know this book is popular, but I am STRUGGLING with this book. The main character is so flat and boring; the key plot points are completely convoluted; a lot of this book feels really silly… I feel like I am reading another book that is actually Twilight fan fiction but this time about elves. (Elves that have fangs and bite, not kidding!)