• Des [she/her, they/them]
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    2 months ago

    i need to finish those booooooks (i stopped a few chapters into children of time because i can't make myself sit down and read)

    all my favorite animals

    • buckykat [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      The whole series is absolutely fantastic, some of the best "alien" PoVs in fiction, and I love how it keeps that central ethos of understanding across culture and species.

      • Des [she/her, they/them]
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        2 months ago

        yeah from what i read i didn't sense any brainworms it was genuinely good sci-fi, both tech and social. i liked the writing

        i was just worried when they started doing the civilization rebuilding it was going to get cringe on the social aspects so i should give it another go

        • buckykat [none/use name]
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          2 months ago

          That "civilization rebuilding" element is extensively examined and critiqued, and I think the ending of the first book is a brilliant and thematically satisfying way to bring everything together. Absolutely give it another go.