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goobster  ·  2724 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski intermittent book thread

Months and months ago, kleinbl00 recommended I read "Earth Abides" by George R. Stewart.

It is post-apocalyptic sci-fi like you have never seen before. Written in 1949, it doesn't dwell on how most of the population of the world dies, but on what happens after.

It is quiet, and practical, and odd, and after reading it, kb and I sent probably 20 emails back and forth discussing it in depth.

It has a twist ending that seems like a twist at the time, but now - months later - makes me think it wasn't a twist at all.

This book has made me examine my life, and the way I live in the world.

I've read 4 or 5 books since then, but this is the one that stays.

I'd love to have more conversations with Hubskiers about it...