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What's everyone been reading recently? (lemmy.world)
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For me in SciFi I've been trying to hit some classics so I've read 'The Iron Dream' by Norman Spinrad, 'A Time of Changes' by Robert Silverberg and also the (recent release) 'Out of the Ruins' anthology.

Of those three I enjoyed 'The Iron Dream' the most since I didn't enjoy Silverberg's potraryal of women (and it doesn't seem to have literary intent like in 'The Iron Dream'.) 'Out of the Ruins had some bangers but it was a fairly inconsistent collection for me that mostly hasn't been memorable.

So, what are you currently reading or have recently read?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I recently finally got around to reading Anathem and was blown away, so much detail, so much going on. And from someone who reads alot of philosophy, that aspect felt like it was handled naturally in the book and not infodumped.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's a really special book. I'm not sure I buy into the many worlds interpretation but I loved how the book delved into it in a very original eay and avoided common tropes.