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Son of Man by Robert Silverberg
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This is a story about humans in the future (written in the past!). I am reading 50s, 60s and 70s science fiction stories for about six months having bought about 20 in a charity shop ten years ago - all with great covers. The ideas are usually a bit simple and (obviously) dated - mind-reading seems a big topic, space flight pre-actual space flight is quite interesting but often a bit generic. This book is very different though - absolutely chocka block full of tripped out concepts - humans being trans-sexuality (moving from one sex to another at random), existing as silt in rivers, smelling colours, humansexisting as 'thought'. Really quite crazy stuff - from its time of writing (late 60s i think) I would say that is the very creative writings of a novelist imbibing a lot of hallucinogetics which sometimes makes the narrative a bit impenetrable but worth it. It's a trip!
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August 27, 2021 – Started Reading
August 27, 2021 – Shelved
September 1, 2021 – Finished Reading

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