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Son of Man by Robert Silverberg
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really liked it

I actually can't fault this and the minus 1 star is simply because I got pretty confused towards the end as the whole thing descended into a kind of swirl of madness... but this is the thing, when dealing with the idea of infinity and your smallness in the universe, the fact that you aren't really in control and the cultural signifiers you use as your frame of reference turns out to be made from cheap bits of plastic... then how can anything cultural be rated at all? Isn't the whole point of giving something a 1 star or a 2 star etc. isn't the whole point of that actually pointless? Toothless? Kind of entitled too? Up your own arse and even a bit narcissistic. Like there's any reason at all to care in the grand scheme of things, when everything ever is actually possible. If you were able to be projected outside of your sphere of knowledge, and see things all at once, then how is that even expressed? Maybe some old acid head at the bus stop might have the answer for you? Though it's not going to be satisfying and it's not going to pay the bills.

This is another one of those books that I think in the long run I'm going to love, and keep thinking about. Minus one star because it hurt.
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Reading Progress

November 19, 2021 – Shelved as: to-read
November 19, 2021 – Shelved
December 14, 2021 – Started Reading
December 15, 2021 –
page 76
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December 17, 2021 –
page 133
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December 22, 2021 –
page 169
88.48%
December 27, 2021 – Finished Reading

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