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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Lots of fun, and does a pretty good job of pulling the same rabbit out of the same hat over and over with enough variety to keep things interesting. I think I would have enjoyed less of a central story and large-scale conflict, because it felt like it started to strain at the seams towards the end, but there are a lot of clever, enjoyable little moments where a flip is switched or a cool concept is introduced, which is largely what you come for. Easy to breeze through and if it’s your kind of thing there’s a lot to appreciate.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
ANTIMEMES: UN COMPLEJO LABERINTO SIN SALIDA
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The is No Antimemetics Division (No Hay División Antimemética) - Qntm (2021)
Qntm (Sam Hughes) es un autor que ha estado haciendo mucho ruido durante el último tiempo. Este programador británico es uno de los principales escritores en el sitio de terror liminal colaborativo con casi 20 años de historia, SCP Foundation.
Y en There is No Antimemetics Division, se nota su creatividad. La idea del antimeme, algo que por su propia naturaleza evita o prohíbe su propagación, es muy interesante en tiempos donde todo es viral, la información contagia violentamente y todos usamos las mismas imágenes, los mismos chistes, como forma de significar. Todo ha sido aplanado, atontado y simplificado.
La historia habla de la División Antimemética de la Fundación SCP, dedicada a investigar y contener amenazas que no se dejan ver o que, una vez vistas, son borradas de las memorias de sus testigos. Este concepto junto a los fármacos que ayudar a olvidar o recordar, según su conveniencia, hacen de la historia una ensalada prácticamente imposible de entender. Si a esto le sumamos que en cada capítulo hay un momento en donde algún personaje se da cuenta que su memoria ha sido manipulada, la cosa se pone ridícula.
No hay que ser un ávido lector de SCP para entender esta historia. Lo que hay que tener es muchas ganas de suspender la lógica, ya que Qntm da vueltas y contramarchas dentro de su propio universo página tras página. El formato narrativo que salta de pasado a presente no ayuda en lo más mínimo a otorgarle sentido a la historia. Llegó un momento en donde dejé de intentarlo, dejé de hacerme preguntas, y simplemente empujé hasta terminar el libro, aprovechando su corta extensión y ritmo rápido. Eso no es una buena señal.
Creo que las ideas son interesantes, pero la ejecución y la prosa son terriblemente malas. Un editor podría hacer de este libro de publicación independiente algo mejor, pero así como está ahora no lo recomiendo.
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The is No Antimemetics Division (No Hay División Antimemética) - Qntm (2021)
Qntm (Sam Hughes) es un autor que ha estado haciendo mucho ruido durante el último tiempo. Este programador británico es uno de los principales escritores en el sitio de terror liminal colaborativo con casi 20 años de historia, SCP Foundation.
Y en There is No Antimemetics Division, se nota su creatividad. La idea del antimeme, algo que por su propia naturaleza evita o prohíbe su propagación, es muy interesante en tiempos donde todo es viral, la información contagia violentamente y todos usamos las mismas imágenes, los mismos chistes, como forma de significar. Todo ha sido aplanado, atontado y simplificado.
La historia habla de la División Antimemética de la Fundación SCP, dedicada a investigar y contener amenazas que no se dejan ver o que, una vez vistas, son borradas de las memorias de sus testigos. Este concepto junto a los fármacos que ayudar a olvidar o recordar, según su conveniencia, hacen de la historia una ensalada prácticamente imposible de entender. Si a esto le sumamos que en cada capítulo hay un momento en donde algún personaje se da cuenta que su memoria ha sido manipulada, la cosa se pone ridícula.
No hay que ser un ávido lector de SCP para entender esta historia. Lo que hay que tener es muchas ganas de suspender la lógica, ya que Qntm da vueltas y contramarchas dentro de su propio universo página tras página. El formato narrativo que salta de pasado a presente no ayuda en lo más mínimo a otorgarle sentido a la historia. Llegó un momento en donde dejé de intentarlo, dejé de hacerme preguntas, y simplemente empujé hasta terminar el libro, aprovechando su corta extensión y ritmo rápido. Eso no es una buena señal.
Creo que las ideas son interesantes, pero la ejecución y la prosa son terriblemente malas. Un editor podría hacer de este libro de publicación independiente algo mejor, pero así como está ahora no lo recomiendo.
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Whoah.
Okay, first up, my friend lent me this book because he said it was next to impossible to find, and when he handed it over he said he had looked it up that morning and the only available copies were running around $1k. So I have been mildly terrified about ruining this physical copy, BUT! Just saw that the book has been picked up by a major publisher and will be broadly available in October 2025.
Which is great, because this book was so good and incredibly unique. When my friend was trying to describe the idea of an antimeme to me, my initial thought was that this is the kind of abstract idea that almost has to be explored in fiction. Putting story around it grounds what can feel like an impossible theory. How do you talk/write/imagine that which inherently cannot be remembered or shared?
The story itself is fascinating - super grounded in the realities of beauracracy and office politics and relationships and work/life balance while simultaneously being rooted in some of the most abstract science fiction/fantasy ideas I've encountered. The only books I can think of that come somewhat close to being similar are The Rook Files by Daniel O'Malley, but this book doesn't have any of the occasional wink, nod, snark of that series. The collection of shorter stories in a shared world with the same key characters also reminds me a bit of the origin and feeling of Wool - nothing about the plotlines or writing is similar, but in the sense of this feeling like this was shorter form internet fiction that was just too good to not eventually breakthrough and be published as a collective novel.
Excited for this to be published mainstream, I have to imagine this will get optioned for TV or film. Read it before then if you can find it!
Okay, first up, my friend lent me this book because he said it was next to impossible to find, and when he handed it over he said he had looked it up that morning and the only available copies were running around $1k. So I have been mildly terrified about ruining this physical copy, BUT! Just saw that the book has been picked up by a major publisher and will be broadly available in October 2025.
Which is great, because this book was so good and incredibly unique. When my friend was trying to describe the idea of an antimeme to me, my initial thought was that this is the kind of abstract idea that almost has to be explored in fiction. Putting story around it grounds what can feel like an impossible theory. How do you talk/write/imagine that which inherently cannot be remembered or shared?
The story itself is fascinating - super grounded in the realities of beauracracy and office politics and relationships and work/life balance while simultaneously being rooted in some of the most abstract science fiction/fantasy ideas I've encountered. The only books I can think of that come somewhat close to being similar are The Rook Files by Daniel O'Malley, but this book doesn't have any of the occasional wink, nod, snark of that series. The collection of shorter stories in a shared world with the same key characters also reminds me a bit of the origin and feeling of Wool - nothing about the plotlines or writing is similar, but in the sense of this feeling like this was shorter form internet fiction that was just too good to not eventually breakthrough and be published as a collective novel.
Excited for this to be published mainstream, I have to imagine this will get optioned for TV or film. Read it before then if you can find it!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The first chapters are great. But, as the book continues to become a longer story against the main villian, it loses a lot of quality.
Some stories are great, some are much less, but overall it's still enjoyable.
Some stories are great, some are much less, but overall it's still enjoyable.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Lovecraft meets Sci Fi.. Mind bending and enjoyable even if sometimes a little hard to follow.