Discussion
Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division
SendItUp: Loved this book. Definitely a mind trip
HardwareLust: Good timing, the Kindle version is $1.99 right now.
AnotherGoodName: I wonder if this is for the rewrite or the first version.I read the first version and thought the first half was good and that the second half felt clunky. To the point where i don’t recommend it to anyone (not a huge negative, there’s just better books out there).
threethirtytwo: I had the opposite reaction. The second half was garbage, but the first half was so good and original I'd recommend it just for that.
gostsamo: TBH, the ending of Ra was a big letdown for me and though I like the small stories, I have the feeling that the author has issue building larger arcs. Still curious about this one and might read it just for the premise.
k__: Writing good endings is hard.I liked Ra, but I liked Fine Structures more.
Insanity: Same! I just finished the book a few days ago. The first half is really good, a cool premise and interesting story. The second half just got a bit too weird for me and by the final chapter I was happy it was finished lol.
k__: I liked piecing the story together in the SCP wiki.Later I read the first version of the book and it was okay, but the vibes were a bit lost.The new version of the book I didn't even finish.
Philpax: It seems to be for the first version, judging by the use of the original names, which is odd because the review's from this year.The rewrite definitely improves on the ending and its delivery, but it's still largely the same plot, so it may not address all of your issues.
maximinus_thrax: Please don't 'buy' digital items from Amazon, because you won't actually own them. Pay extra, support your local bookshop and get a physical copy which you will actually own.
sublinear: Amazon allows EPUB downloads for publishers that have chosen to go DRM-free.
Semaphor: First I'm hearing of that, is there an easy way to tell that's available?
presbyterian: They used to allow downloads of all books, which you could then rip the DRM from, but they got rid of that last year. Huge disappointment, and is why I don't buy books on Kindle anymore.
hectdev: This disregards the benefit of a single device that is easy to carry. Love where this is come from so maybe do both if you can.
shimman: I use a kindle but I have never bought a book on the kindle store ever (been using it for 10 years). Totally doable and not hard to avoid... especially since the smaller stores not only have better sales but the author typically gets more money too.
mentalpagefault: This review appears to be of the first version despite the recent date. (The rewrite filed the serial numbers off the SCP references and changed character names both for copyright reasons and to provide a degree of separation from the original.)I read both versions and agree that the second half of the first version was very abstract and difficult to follow. While I would consider the first half of the new version more edited than rewritten, the second half got a significant overhaul which fixed almost all of my issues with it and made for (in my opinion) a much more satisfying ending. I would recommend giving the new version another chance, though those who read the first version may find the new character names distracting. (Most didn't bother me, but Marion Wheeler -> Marie Quinn never felt quite right.)
scrumbledober: It's surely not a great book and if you are someone who reads a book every few months i wouldn't recommend it. It's very weird and different and fun, though. I suggest it for people who read a lot of sci-fi and are looking for something that doesn't feel the same as 10 other books they've already read.
yellottyellott: > the first half was good and that the second half felt clunky> The second half was garbage, but the first half was so goodso you had the same reaction?
cwillu: > To the point where i don’t recommend it to anyone> but the first half was so good and original I'd recommend it just for thatAttension span so short you couldn't even make it to the second half of the sentence before dismissing it
moss_dog: I think this comment is unnecessarily harsh.To anyone confused (like me), the commenters above had opposite recommendations despite having similar opinions of the book.
nyeah: [delayed]
