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qntm: There Is No Antimemetics Division (EBook, 2025, Ballantine Books)

(from back cover)

An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea …

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This was really neat.  I haven’t looked at SCP in aaaaages- probably nearly a decade at this point- so it was all pretty fresh to me.  It only felt serial in a few places, mostly just the episodic structure.  The first half, and especially the opening scene, is the strongest, though there is a really neat sequence involving a giant monolith later on.  Unlike a lot of other cosmic horror that I’ve read, this one has a rather uplifting and hopeful ending, and I appreciate that.  As for the horror, I found it particularly effective, since it taps into an irrational fear that I have: <spoiler>memory loss.</spoiler>

I recommend it.

(don’t tell anyone, but I liked it more than the Southern Reach sequels)