zkrisher@tweesecake.socialI've finished: There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
Science Fiction at its best takes an existing element of our world or invents a new one and explores the possible Repercussions.
In many cases the new phenomena / technology's effect is ramped up to extreme degrees for dramatic effect.
Memes, viral ideas and their effect on the human psyche are definitely part of the 2020s zeitgeist. Imagining creatures / beings that have weaponized them, makes for a very current sci-fi novel.
We get a spy thriller with a twist even more complicated than time travel. Solving the complexity of fighting a war under such conditions is the driving force. It is hard to follow but the war gives every action and reaction a direction. Helping the reader to reacquire the thread even if they get confused along the way.
Even though mind control has been done in the past, There Is No Antimemetics Division, feels like something fresh and new in the sci-fi landscape.
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@zkrisher @bookstodon @audiofiction great book, but I would not recommend the #audiobook to anyone with (even mild) #misophonia: they insert audio static over the "censored" parts, which repeatedly triggered my misophonia. The frequency really ramps up in the last third and I fast-forwarded through the ending because of this.
Same advice for Of Monsters and Mainframes: binary code is read aloud for dozens of seconds at a time, which got me to drop the audiobook pretty fast. I'll give it a second try as an ebook later.