GOOD book. A bit incomprehensible at the beginning when you’re learning the jargon for the world they’re describing.

Would reccomend for all hard sci-fi fans out there.

  • Edamamebean [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    9 days ago

    I liked this one fine, but not enough to understand all the raving people do about it. I enjoyed it, but I definitely don’t consider it a must read, and I probably won’t reread it. I’ve heard people say that they have a hard time finding other books they enjoy as much as Blindsight, and I just don’t exactly understand what stands out about it to so many people. I also was kind of turned off by the evo-psych vibes the narrator gave off when talking to his girlfriend. Idk, I’m not a hard science person and it’s certainly hard sci fi, so maybe there were some aspects of it that flew over my head in that regard.

    • shath [comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      i enjoy hard sci-fi a lot!! him being a evo-psych sicko is one of the main themes of the book, he sees it all as a complex series of algorithms and not a human. it’s flawed narrator also, we can only see from his POV.

      if you prefer something a bit more whimsical try sirens of titan by vonnegut

      • Edamamebean [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        1·
        9 days ago

        Fair enough, that interpretation makes sense to me, and I’m glad so many people found a book they enjoyed so much. Also thanks for the recommendation! I really enjoyed both Slaughterhouse 5 and Cat’s Cradle by Vonnegut, so I’ll have to check that one out.

      • Edamamebean [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        Some of my favourite sci fi I’ve read so far includes The Dispossessed, A Memory Called Empire, Solaris, and Dune. I’ve been reading a lot of sci fi the past year or two, but have been trying to branch out a bit in the new year. I loved The City and The City, and am currently really enjoying House of Leaves, but I’m not sure I’d call either of them sci fi exactly.