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the zahir: scary, dreamy, trippy… like the diary of a dead
the god’s script: bleak but vivid and original context, going mad?
essays so far: easier to read, one learns more about JLB and his views. recommend! some of the essays feel like second literature only though
— 10 hours, 30 min ago
the god’s script: bleak but vivid and original context, going mad?
essays so far: easier to read, one learns more about JLB and his views. recommend! some of the essays feel like second literature only though
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Martin
is on page 158 of 287
SotWatC: not that memorable, about recognising something great in the other, leaving one’s own past behind
Emma Zunz: ugly, concise revenge story. very mature
Deutsches Requiem: v dark, of the power of ideology and thought causing brutality and inhumanity
Averreo’s Search: rich, I liked it! process of defeat
— Aug 03, 2026 02:53AM
Emma Zunz: ugly, concise revenge story. very mature
Deutsches Requiem: v dark, of the power of ideology and thought causing brutality and inhumanity
Averreo’s Search: rich, I liked it! process of defeat
Martin
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tSotS: simple, vivid writing and a plot twist
TotTatH: a Crime mystery like a Heist movie
DatC: v cool crime story with historical elements and satire
TSM: interesting little idea in a depressing context
TVoJ: Judas, not Jesus, is God! can be used for teasing
TSotP: God is as delectable as the Cork and the Slime
The Immortal: I loved this one, fantasy, personal identity, memory!
TT: publish or perish
— Aug 01, 2026 10:22AM
TotTatH: a Crime mystery like a Heist movie
DatC: v cool crime story with historical elements and satire
TSM: interesting little idea in a depressing context
TVoJ: Judas, not Jesus, is God! can be used for teasing
TSotP: God is as delectable as the Cork and the Slime
The Immortal: I loved this one, fantasy, personal identity, memory!
TT: publish or perish
Martin
is on page 95 of 287
lib of babel: v depressing, dreamlike world. meta physics very mathematical, very quantifiable
fumes: gaucho, memory-savant by accident
very smart comment how fumes abilities are not intelligence, as that seems to require systematisation and abstraction which Fumes lacks -> connects to intelligence debates of LLMs
— Jul 13, 2026 05:46AM
fumes: gaucho, memory-savant by accident
very smart comment how fumes abilities are not intelligence, as that seems to require systematisation and abstraction which Fumes lacks -> connects to intelligence debates of LLMs
Martin
is on page 77 of 287
read so far:
- introduction (v hard to read)
- TUOT: v heady, must say not sure I really get much more out of this story other than the meta physics, the secret society plot is kind of cool
- GFP: spionage thriller, chinese mysticism, and the multi-verse, I liked it
- LotteryB (very cool)
- PM, Quixote: deep and basic at the same time, how contex assumed when reading matters, satircal?
- CR: not sure I get this one
— Jul 12, 2026 11:36AM
- introduction (v hard to read)
- TUOT: v heady, must say not sure I really get much more out of this story other than the meta physics, the secret society plot is kind of cool
- GFP: spionage thriller, chinese mysticism, and the multi-verse, I liked it
- LotteryB (very cool)
- PM, Quixote: deep and basic at the same time, how contex assumed when reading matters, satircal?
- CR: not sure I get this one