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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by AdamN on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @10:18AM (#39275105)
Any recommendations on a mind melter?!?!? Something that is logically consistent is my only criterion (not much of a mind melter if it's incosistent within its own world) ... and the writing not being at a 10th grade level (distracting).
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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by insane_dreamer on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @03:44PM (#39280309)
* spoiler alert *

yes, the writing was annoying in parts (especially the Earth flashbacks). What I liked about it was 1) if you don't know anything about it (I didn't even read the back cover) the surprises evolve nicely; and most importantly, 2) it was a story of humans cooperating with another species rather than either subjugating or resisting subjugation

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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by jcul on Thursday February 08, 2024 @06:06AM (#39300600)
Yeah I totally agree, the surprises were great. I knew literally nothing except for the title and the author and that it could have something to do with space, as he wrote the Martian.

I hadn't read any Andy Weir before, but someone recommended it to me so just started reading.

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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by jcul on Thursday February 08, 2024 @06:09AM (#39300614)
I would say anything by Greg Egan!

My favorite is probably Permutation City, followed by Diaspora. His stuff can get heavy though.

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