u/JewishSpace_Laser

I just read the book- There is No Antimemetics Division by an author named qntm and I found it bewildering, difficult to read and more importantly- difficult to care. I thought the premise was interesting and I tried hard but more than halfway through, I found it incredibly tedious.

If you read it, what are your thoughts? I had to read some chapters more than once and what I thought was an intriguing narrative tool to build a sense of menace, atmosphere and tension became really clumsy and the writing came off as amateurish.

I felt like giving up half way through and thought there would be a meaningful payoff, but no.

Would not recommend.

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Edit (24 hours and 151 responses later): I didn't realize this book was originally published in the form of short stories that was later assembled into one book. This changes my perspective somewhat because I think it would have been more effective as an anthology of short stories from different perspectives & different timelines.

Second- I'm fascinated with the even split between people who loved it and people who felt the juice was not worth the squeeze and found the book really tedious and difficult to read. Really enjoyed reading different perspectives and there are enough of those who enjoyed it that I think this will merit re-reading in the future.

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I'm about to do my 2nd 7-day water only fast. My first seven day fast was a few years ago and I found that the key to managing hunger was to keep myself busy and distracted during typical meal times- but I really struggled around dinner time. How do you folks with a family manage your fasts if your family typically dines together and the smell of cooking/cooked food is so strong and tempting?