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This is an interesting idea (h/t @hradzka ).
Maybe I'll take a stab at it: what novels (science fiction and otherwise) made me think "yes, this is how novels should work"https://twitter.com/BittrScrptReadr/status/1002394539720470528 …
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12/ * Dune - because it needed to exist. It was after reading Dune that I first codified my thoughts about the two categories of books. No, not good (10%) and bad (90%), but rather: needing to exist (0.01%) and not needing to exist (all the rest)
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13/ If Dune did not exist, the universe would be poorer. If Xanth #31, or Harry Dresden #12 didn't exist, no one would notice. MANY MANY "don't need to exist" books are good fun. I'm happy people have them, bc fun is good!
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14/ * The Fall Revolution series by Ken MacLeod, bc it made me realize that very strange and subtle politics (not just bog standard red team / blue team / libertarianism) could be expressed in novel form. Cemented my dislike for Ayn Rand's "lecture" approach.
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15/ * Pedido Street Station by China Mieville, for similar reasons. Dude's a Marxist, but he can WRITE. Also, he - like Ken - doesn't LECTURE you about his politics. He just creates a world according to his axioms and lets you watch and learn as it plays out.
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16/ There are more: need to mention Iain Banks, Larry Niven, and others. But that's a start.
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As much as I like Rand, I’ll admit it’s not nuanced.
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