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spacemanpajamas t1_ittw5oq wrote

I'm currently reading Dead Astronauts, the spin-off to Borne.

I love the way Jeff is able to spin biology into his worlds in a way that makes everything seem so alien.

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Terminus0 t1_ituu3w6 wrote

If Borne was out of focus. Dead Astronauts was like glimpsing a world through a broken mirror.

I enjoyed both, but Dead Astronauts made me work for it.

A book I read purely based on Jeff Vandermeer's recommendation on twitter (I didn't even look at the summary before buying it) was 'Sisyphean'. Now that was the weirdest book I've ever read. Enjoyed it as well but twas not a light read.

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gloryday23 t1_itvaqsa wrote

>If Borne was out of focus. Dead Astronauts was like glimpsing a world through a broken mirror.

I'm about half way through myself, and this is an excellent way of comparing the two.

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Ambadastor t1_itwnsd0 wrote

Man, I was struggling with Dead Astronauts and had to put it down. I might need to reread Borne to get in the right mindset before attempting it again.

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Leolilac t1_itwd7ol wrote

Oh. Will Dead Astronauts make more sense if I read Borne first? Because I am Struggling with it lol

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spacemanpajamas t1_itwec1l wrote

Yea it would explain a lot.

Charlie, the company, the city, the bear.

Would all be stuff you'd know of from Borne.

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Leolilac t1_itwejrt wrote

I feel so silly! I didn’t realize it was connected to another book lol

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spacemanpajamas t1_itwx9rx wrote

Don't worry, it also doesn't make total sense even knowing these things...

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