I see the cat on his lap and raise it a diner on my mind
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This is the champion mayo-fiend
Canadians take our hedonism with a bit less BS. We’ll call when you’re sober.
Phoque
I read them all at once in a single volume. I agree, they become a slog in the middle and hard to even differentiate; I guess it helps relate to the state of mind of the protagonist🤷♀️. I remember really liking the end of the 4th(?) book and thinking it was the perfect finish.
Right after, I read the Borne series and Veniss Underground (most beautiful/gross scene I’ve ever read in English in this one) and found them incredible and way easier to get into.
I used to see that one (or a reasonable hand-drawn facsimile)all the time when I lived there. I thought it was just an Edmonton-themed limousine.
Fuckin’ Jack-of-all-trades Stan and Jimmy the Garbageman. Good shit
If you’re going with Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress was awesome too. One of the only Heinlein ones that didn’t make me feel weird after I learned more about him.
Someone way to far down in the comments mentioned Arthur C Clark and the Rama series already.
I’ll go with Philip Jose Farmer and the Riverworld series then. Excellent 70´s to 2000´s philosophical sci-fi!
Annihilation by Vandermeer/Garland. I really loved the Southern Reach trilogy but the film did a great job of capturing a book that was mostly vibe and reflection and used striking visuals to condense it and keep it powerful. Neither were perfect but I’m so glad both exist.
If you use ‘em end-to-end encrypt the storage and transmission. You lose some features but at least it makes hijacking them more inconvenient.
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