Finished Iain M. Banks’ Matter last night. Probably my favorite display of writing virtuosity so far. The sheer amount of world-building crammed into a single story... and literally into a single world. Wow. The shellworld idea is a sci-fi narrative engineering masterpiece.
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Hyperion (I only read one volume) had the potential despite starting with Canterbury tales sub-planet scale inspiration, but I felt lost its way. Didn’t feel inspired to finish.
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This is what I love about it, feels so vast and at the same time feels like you can hold it in your mind baroque makes me feel lost and despaired
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do you know any other novels that give you the same "stretched planet sized" feel?
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