/lit/ - Literature

What is /lit/ opinion on this book?

Have you ever bought a book in the wrong language? I ordered a copy of pic related and when it came today, it was in French.

>>10062187

unpopular opinion coming through

>you will never have a sentient ocean create your perfect waifu

This one always struck me as a "trapped in/by your own mind" story although it's not specifically about isolation.

>>7773947

What are some science fiction books that feature not just interesting ideas, but also good prose?

>tfw no gf

no this is

What does /lit/ consider to be high brow sci-fi?

Can someone put this emotion I'm having into words?

I recently finished Solaris. In the time it took me to read the first two books of Cormac McCarthy's Border trilogy, I could've read something like 5 or 10 Solarises.

It feels similar to rage. Now that I've read a book where the setting itself is at least 50% of the philosophy being pushed, I get mad every time I look at anything written by Cormac McCarthy and realize how useless his setting is to his philosophy (talking about Blood Meridian here). Aside from just exacerbating the "wild-lawless-west" cliche.

Can someone put this emotion I'm having into words?

I recently finished Solaris. In the time it took me to read the first two books of Cormac McCarthy's Border trilogy, I could've read something like 5 or 10 Solarises.

It feels similar to rage. Now that I've read a book where the setting itself is at least 50% of the philosophy being pushed, I get mad every time I look at anything written by Cormac McCarthy and realize how useless his setting is to his philosophy (talking about Blood Meridian here). Aside from just exacerbating the "wild-lawless-west" cliche.

What are some of the best sci-fi books according to /lit/ ?