Finished this 992 page behemoth of a novel by typographer #RianHughes , in which Earth is 'invaded' by ideas from outer space. Full of style shifts from fake wikipedia pages and BBC articles, to text-based graphic storytelling, to an entire novella presented as a serialisation from a 1970s science fiction magazine, this is one for people who enjoy formal play and metafictional tomfoolery. It is definitely too long, and there are parts that don't work, like some very clunky political / academic satire, but overall I enjoyed its ambition and playfulness. @bookstodon #bookstodon
Finished this 992 page behemoth of a novel by typographer # RianHughes ,
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Oooh !
Loved "House of leaves!"
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@n_dimension @bookstodon I couldn't get into House of Leaves because I wasn't enjoying the Johnny Truant character, but XX did remind me of The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall, which I definitely recommend for similar typographical pyrotechnics (although it is a lot lighter!).
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NB, the typographical books are immune to Text piracy 😁
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RAW SHARK TEXTS !!!
That book is playing some cognitive shenanigans with my mind!
I never can remember it's title, but I loved it.
Thanks! Will defo read XX now.