Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division

https://www.stephendiehl.com/posts/no_antimimetics/

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dinkleberg•35m ago

It’s a fun book. Definitely worth a read.

frankfrank13•32m ago

I have not read this book. I've been avoiding it for a while for the dumbest possible reason, which is that I only associate this book with SWE's.

HardwareLust•31m ago

Good timing, the Kindle version is $1.99 right now.

maximinus_thrax•15m ago

Please don't 'buy' digital items from Amazon, because you won't actually own them. Pay extra, support your local bookshop and get a physical copy which you will actually own.

hectdev•11m ago

This disregards the benefit of a single device that is easy to carry. Love where this is come from so maybe do both if you can.

sublinear•10m ago

Amazon allows EPUB downloads for publishers that have chosen to go DRM-free.

renewiltord•6m ago

I'm more interested in rewarding utility because that gives me better things.

SendItUp•31m ago

Loved this book. Definitely a mind trip

Schmerika•27m ago

Nice review; covers all the best points of the book, and its place in the world, without too many spoilers.

AnotherGoodName•25m ago

I wonder if this is for the rewrite or the first version.

I read the first version and thought the first half was good and that the second half felt clunky. To the point where i don’t recommend it to anyone (not a huge negative, there’s just better books out there).

threethirtytwo•22m ago

I had the opposite reaction. The second half was garbage, but the first half was so good and original I'd recommend it just for that.

thinkingtoilet•18m ago

The first few chapters of that book are some of the coolest I've ever read. I agree it really drops off in the second half, but would still recommend it to people.

Insanity•12m ago

Same! I just finished the book a few days ago. The first half is really good, a cool premise and interesting story. The second half just got a bit too weird for me and by the final chapter I was happy it was finished lol.

yellottyellott•4m ago

> the first half was good and that the second half felt clunky

> The second half was garbage, but the first half was so good

so you had the same reaction?

awestroke•5m ago

The rewrite is excellent

chroma•4m ago

The author’s other stories like Ra and Fine Structure have the same issue, in my opinion. He has interesting ideas, but cannot seem to write an ending.

yakattak•23m ago

Crazy timing. My copy of this is being delivered today from the local bookshop. Great review.

xnx•7m ago

24 days ago: Sci-Fi Short Film “There Is No Antimemetics Division” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363133

mynamemh•3m ago

Why am I commenting here?

I think I wanted to alert? No inform somebody about something.

Mh don't know.

Hey it's really warm outside happy spring

gostsamo•3m ago

TBH, the ending of Ra was a big letdown for me and though I like the small stories, I have the feeling that the author has issue building larger arcs. Still curious about this one and might read it just for the premise.

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