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Edwin Burton
is on page 121 of 195
Made it quickly to part 4 (of four? Who knows). 70 pages left with acknowledgments. Skimming is the right choice. It’s making it go by much faster, and relieving me of the time commitment.
The Biologist spotted the Psychologist and found a trove of journals more vast than the 12 previous expeditions could entail, according to the Biologist.
More of a human component in the journal reading and recalling her ghost
— Aug 02, 2026 01:15PM
The Biologist spotted the Psychologist and found a trove of journals more vast than the 12 previous expeditions could entail, according to the Biologist.
More of a human component in the journal reading and recalling her ghost
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Edwin Burton
is on page 155 of 195
Made it to chapter 5. So there was a final act. The brightness illuminates the unknown from within. The seeds, having been sewn, now begin to bear fruit ripe for the congregation to feast on, such that we might bear our message on winds or in stomachs…
— Aug 02, 2026 01:51PM
Edwin Burton
is on page 107 of 195
Making a mad sprint for the end. The setting and topic of the book is cool but it’s written incredibly dryly, even for a sci fi book. There’s something about the Biologist’s plain account mixed with bookkeeping on what is here and describing past expeditions that just isn’t grabbing me in the way I think the book wants. I’m trying to skim / read briskly, which is a nice exercise. 90 pages to go.
— Aug 02, 2026 12:55PM
Edwin Burton
is on page 89 of 195
End of 02: Integration. A spark has shifted in the Biologist. We’ve lost and found the Anthropologist. We still seek the Psychologist, as we leave behind the Surveyor. What lies beneath the twisting Tower of Area X? What lies beyond the trail to the lightless Lighthouse?
The Biologist describes her Husband’s return, and the crumbled strength of their differences, too. And then she let him go. …
— Jul 31, 2026 04:34PM
The Biologist describes her Husband’s return, and the crumbled strength of their differences, too. And then she let him go. …
Edwin Burton
is on page 37 of 195
Made it to ch 2. Reading because my friend Nick really likes the series! We watched the movie adaptation which was hilarious at times. The book is quite different already. No idea if I’ll read book 2, but for now I’ll read this so that I can keep reading other books I want to read.
So far so good! The biologist, whose perspective we read from, is already quite interesting. What are these mysterious spores!!!
— Jul 26, 2026 08:03AM
So far so good! The biologist, whose perspective we read from, is already quite interesting. What are these mysterious spores!!!