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Apparently I reviewed the previous version of this book four years ago but have no real memory of it. Did you ever have a dream which was vividly realistic yet somehow slightly askew from reality? Obviously there is no antimemetics division, nor could anyone write a book about it. If they…

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Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

Apparently I reviewed the previous version of this book four years ago but have no real memory of it. Did you ever have a dream which was vividly realistic yet somehow slightly askew from reality? Obviously there is no antimemetics division, nor could anyone write a book about it. If they did, their mind would instantly be liquefied and their mere existence would be purged. So, why is there a …

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Mar 9 at 12:35pmShare on Mastodon
Show threadTerence EdenMar 11

I recently read "There Is No Antimemetics Division" on my eReader.

One of the curious things about eInk is that it can show "ghosting". A slight shadow of the previous page might be visible if you stare hard enough.

"Antimemetics" has several passages which are redacted - which allows the ghosting to become a bit more visible. Leading to a rather discombobulating moment of trying to read words which didn't exist in this reality.

Show threadEmily_SMar 11
@Edent oh my that would be a very clever bit of page layout and writing to get something that makes sense to the reader to appear there.
Show threadDennyMar 9
@Edent I listened to the audioobook of this recently, I liked it. Reminded me of reading Philip K Dick's stuff.
Show threadDennyMar 9
@Edent They did the obfuscated sections with pink noise and similar audio fuzzing. 🙂
Show threadTerence EdenMar 9
@denny oh, nice!
Show threadajMar 9
@Edent I'm reading this right now, and it absolutely does get into your dreams like nothing else I've ever read. Incredible.
Show threadEric A. MeyerMar 9

@Edent “Apparently I reviewed the previous version of this book four years ago but have no real memory of it.”

Forgot to take your Class W mnestics, did you?

Show threadInsertUserMar 9

@Edent I found out there was a reworked version of it recently and read it almost immediately.

I really really enjoyed it.

I'd read the SCP wiki version long enough ago that I couldn't quite remember what happened next but it all felt very familiar which felt quite fitting.

Show threadRoss BurtonMar 9
@Edent oooh glad you posted this. I read the OG version some time ago, looking forward to the new edition. A good warm up for a replay of Control!
Show threadjalalMar 12
@Edent Any post about this book will disappear and be forgotten. It, itself, is an anitmeme.