The one-two punch of that book & Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke made me realize that any sci-fi written by a man before like 1999 is unreadable dogshit.
Mary Shelly wrote Frankenstein way before that and it's still a good read as both foundational sci-fi and horror
Mary Shelly wrote Frankenstein way before that and it's still a good read as both foundational sci-fi and horror![I-was-saying I-was-saying](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/b5f78be7-d44d-46fe-b7a4-cacd375ef0ed.png)