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Welcome to the Antimemetics Division! This is your first day.

This one pulled me out of a major reading slump. It is presented as a series of disjointed vignettes with shifts in time and perspective that weave together into a cohesive novel. The first half really blew me away. It blends cosmic horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction, with a style and structure reminiscent of Piranesi and House of Leaves. The plot and writing are both very clever, with a premise centered around antimemes. The narration is compelling, although the second half and the ending were a bit of a letdown and resolved too conveniently.