mimi10v3The twentieth century imagining the systems that would inherit it: cyberculture, empire, climate, computation, gender, and social collapse. Big ideas are welcomed, especially when the prose has ambitions of its own.
The recorded ratings average 7.0/10, with 1 perfect ten. Recurring authors include Frank Herbert, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson.
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Cryptonomicon
Mimi’s noteOne of my all-time favorite books, I love Stephenson's quirky language and humorous digressions from the multiple main storylines which weave together into a satisfying whole. Manages…
9/10Modern Literature : Science FictionThe Diamond Age
About the bookIn a near-future London fractured by class and technology, an engineer creates a revolutionary interactive book that serves as a gateway to a hidden digital utopia. The narrative follow…
8.5/10Modern Literature : Science FictionSnow Crash
About the bookIn a near-future America fractured by the collapse of the federal government, pizza delivery driver Hiro Protagonist navigates a world where the line between physical and digital realit…
8/10Modern Literature : Science FictionDune
About the bookSet on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune follows Paul Atreides, the heir to a noble house tasked with governing a harsh world where the only valuable resource is the spice melange. When h…
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| Open | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | George Orwell | 2021 | — | Read | → |
| A Ring of Endless Light | Madeleine L'Engle | — | — | Read | → |
| Chapterhouse: Dune | Frank Herbert | 1985 | — | Unread | → |
| Children of Dune | Frank Herbert | 1976 | — | Unread | → |
| Clans of the Alphane Moon | Philip K. Dick | 1964 | 6 | Read | → |
| Consider Phlebas | Iain M. Banks | 1987 | — | Unread | → |
| Count Zero | William Gibson | 1986 | — | Unread | → |
| Cryptonomicon | Neal Stephenson | 1999 | 10 | Read | → |
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Philip K. Dick | 1968 | — | Unread | → |
| Dune | Frank Herbert | 1965 | 8 | Read | → |
| Dune Messiah | Frank Herbert | 1969 | 6 | Read | → |
| Einstein's Dreams | Alan Lightman | 1992 | 6 | Read | → |
| Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | 1953 | 5 | Read | → |
| Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes | 1966 | — | Read | → |
| God Emperor of Dune | Frank Herbert | 1981 | — | Unread | → |
| Heretics of Dune | Frank Herbert | 1984 | — | Unread | → |
| I, Robot | Isaac Asimov | 1950 | 6 | Read | → |
| Kindred | Octavia E. Butler | 1979 | 8 | Read | → |
| Neuromancer | William Gibson | 1984 | 6 | Read | → |
| Parable of the Sower | Octavia E. Butler | 1993 | 8 | Read | → |
| Prelude to Foundation | Isaac Asimov | 1988 | 6 | Read | → |
| Prelude to Space | Arthur C. Clarke | 1951 | — | Unread | → |
| Red Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson | 1992 | — | Read | → |
| Riddley Walker | Russell Hoban | 1980 | — | In catalog | → |
| Snow Crash | Neal Stephenson | 1992 | 8.5 | Read | → |