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Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction by 7thaccount on Monday June 23, 2025 @06:34PM (#44360888)
I liked reading "this is how you lose the time war" recently if you want something that is essentially sci-fi themed poetry. If you haven't already read it, maybe that'll be a fun break.
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Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction by troupo on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @06:50AM (#44364754)
In recent years I've also enjoyed Too Like The Lightning. It's not sci-fi, but it's complex, and twisted, and the language is used in delightful and brain-breaking ways.
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Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction by 7thaccount on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @08:54AM (#44365683)
I do like the sound of "language used in delightful ways". Too late in life I realized I didn't hate poetry at all ...just the Emily Dickinson kind I was exposed to in highschool. I guess I should've known as I loved Shel Silverstein as a kid.
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