Comment on There Will Come Soft Rains (1950) [pdf]parentComments−mrec7motake a look at Ian McDonald+1. I loved Desolation Road in particular; a sort of 100 Years of Solitude but on Mars and with more than 2 names for its 3000 characters.−munificent7mo> more than 2 names for its 3000 characters.God, thank you for this. Everyone seems to love that book and I found it hopelessly confusing and pointless.−sonofhans7moYes, that is one of my very favorite books. My life is measured in part by how often I allow myself to read it.−dyeje7moThat book is so painful to read because of that lol.
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+1. I loved Desolation Road in particular; a sort of 100 Years of Solitude but on Mars and with more than 2 names for its 3000 characters.
> more than 2 names for its 3000 characters.
God, thank you for this. Everyone seems to love that book and I found it hopelessly confusing and pointless.
Yes, that is one of my very favorite books. My life is measured in part by how often I allow myself to read it.
That book is so painful to read because of that lol.