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Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
3.0

Vintage science fiction, which means the plot is more idea driven than character driven. Which I don't mind, in small doses. The idea of this book, language as tool to program the mind, is interesting. Reminded me a bit of [b:Snow Crash|877977|Snow Crash|Neal Stephenson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218546088s/877977.jpg|493634]. I would be curious to see what authors like [a:Catherine Asaro|34854|Catherine Asaro|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1246654947p2/34854.jpg] or [a:Dan Simmons|2687|Dan Simmons|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1202439650p2/2687.jpg] or the Snowcrash author [a:Neal Stephenson|545|Neal Stephenson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1192826259p2/545.jpg] would do with this story.

So after reading [b:Stardust|16793|Stardust|Neil Gaiman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266451583s/16793.jpg|3166179] and then this one in a row, I need me something more emo to read now.