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cirrhosis of the rye @ryehow.bsky.social

A second, very different list: A Wrinkle in Time and The Hobbit turned me into a passionate lifelong reader. Everything by Niven got me into hard SF, and eventually helped define my politics (by counterexample). Book of the Long Sun and Zone One showed me how beautifully written SFF could be.

jul 23, 2025, 9:47 am • 15 2

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LenS @lcsamuelson57.bsky.social

Yes, A Wrinkle In Time got me addicted too. Loved the hard SF too, and your point about political philosophy is on target: I learned about friendship, commitment and care for fellow beings independent of origin or form.

jul 23, 2025, 11:42 am • 5 1 • view