Dichronauts | Book Review | Spoiler Free

[@kellymoses8566]

Greg Egan is literally the only person in the world who could and would write a book like this.

[@FIT2BREAD]

Could and would...ditto. absolutely right

[@megavide0]

I've been introduced to Greg Egan in an online discussion with Joscha Bach and others... Joscha just mentioned Egan's writing in passing and I had to google the name to find out more. I've started out with "Permutation City" which was already a mind-opening and expaning read for me (and I'd say it's a good point of introduction for Egan's hard sci-fi.) ... then I picked up "Diaspora" which I just LOVED! And "Schild's Ladder" actually brought me to tears in the end. Which is weird for hard Sci-Fi, but it's just a marvellous masterpiece that never fails to make the reader care for the protagonists even in a social reality so different and remote. (That's maybe what "Schild's Ladder" symbolizes... that people basically remain reconizable as people throughout all the changes they go through.) Today I started reading "Dichronauts" and I'm still kind of shocked... This is literally an entirely new dimensionality of writing. (But Egan still has recognizable people living in this weird world.)

[@QueenKristoff]

I was going through the books in the library I work at and found this book. The synopsis blew my mind, so i started looking this up. I have to read this.

[@suezcue84]

I purchased this book from a bargain outlet store a few years ago based purely on the blurb inside the cover, having never read Egan before. I’ve been reading through my “never read” shelf and finally picked it up. Just finished it and I really hope there are more stories coming from this world! Definitely strange, and there were some places where I felt I needed to sketch out some things to really understand, but it was a very entertaining read.

[@FIT2BREAD]

I'm glad you liked it...there's just something about it and I really loved the characters .

[@br1na332]

I got halfway and really wasn't enjoying it after first bringing introduced to Egan a few days ago with Reasons to be Cheerful and Quarantine, both of which I absolutely devoured. I was seeking a video to convince me to carry on, but after watching this and your excitement and passion I am now convinced it's a skill and experience issue, so I think it's time for me to DNF and return when I have trained my brain on hard sci-fi some more. Thank you ever so much!

[@christianethic]

I'm a huge fan of Greg Egan but I always struggle with the conceptualization of his novels. Fuck me, that's half the fun I suppose. I absolutely loved Dichronauts, absolute mind-bender.

[@FIT2BREAD]

I love when people love this book. The struggle is real

[@Jamie---00101]

I was lost at Greg Egan. Dudes on a completely different level. ✌️

[@P.EnglishLiterature]

Dichronauts sounds like an interesting read! Thanks for the review.

[@marieeuzen7324]

Greetings from France! I discovered Egan through your brilliant channel, and forgot the advice about starting elsewhere with his work. But I loved Dichronauts, it's my favorite read of the year so thank you so much Michael! It was easier than i expected to pick up the rules of this world and be there for the ride even when not understanding fully why this universe works that way. Really enjoy your five likes and dislikes format. Thank you again for the discovery

[@FIT2BREAD]

Thanks Marie. Thats awesome. Hi from Washington DC. I'm so glad u liked it. Its good to see Dichronauts get appreciation. Whats your next Egan going to be?

[@marieeuzen7324]

@@FIT2BREAD I'd love to try a short story collection next, to get a feel of his range i guess!

[@GardnerGoldsmith]

DUDE! I just found your channel! Fantastic reviews!! Thank you!! And this was a terrific choice! Keep rockin'!! :)

[@FIT2BREAD]

Thanks! Will do!

[@ScientistsReadingWorld]

I am trying to think how would be to live in a world like that, that geometry is so weird. Must be so weird to have such a symbiotic relationship like that. great talk :D see you next week ^^

[@FIT2BREAD]

It was definitely hard to visualize a lot of the landscape, but I got a lot of enjoyment when I succeeded and it didn't harm the story for me when I failed

[@jeremyfee]

Wreck my brain? That could be fun. LOL. This novel sounds like a mind trip. Great review!

[@FIT2BREAD]

Yes go for it, wreck your brain on this and tell me what you think!

[@markmontana3206]

Hey, thank you very much for recommending this book to me through facebook. Very interesting channel you’ve got, following!

[@FIT2BREAD]

Thanks Mark. Think you'll try Dichronauts? What are you reading now/or read recently?

[@markmontana3206]

@@FIT2BREAD I've already bought Dichronauts. Can't wait to start it. I'm now reading The House of Leaves, one of the most original, mysterious and weird books I've ever read. Even though I really like theoretical physics and I've read Hawkings, Einstein, Feynman and Brian greene, I never read fiction Sci-fi books, but now that I've discovered your channel I think I'm going to start reading a lot of it.

[@FIT2BREAD]

@@markmontana3206 i haven't heard of that one. Im excited for you with Dichronauts, because I don't have any of the same background as you, and when discussing Egan I often find myself saying, "if I was a smarter person I'd appreciate him even more," so def curious to see your take.

[@markmontana3206]

@@FIT2BREAD I mean, I’m no physicist, I just read science book for the layman, so I’m going to struggle the same as you, as I already was trying to understand the geometry you explain in this video. Still, I do love a good challenge. I’m curious, why you recommend other books from Egan before getting your hands on Dichronauts?

[@WorkingManReads]

This sounds like some hard science fiction. I'm going to have to go check this author out this is my first time hearing about him. Awesome review

[@FIT2BREAD]

Great science fiction. It feels like, to me, everything he writes is a modern classic. Really love his work

[@FIT2BREAD]

Thanks

[@amritkumarpatel5717]

Not gonna lie at all. I was looking for a chill pill entertainment scifi. But after buying it, it became a freaking task. All of my linear algebra,topology,differential geo and SR got revised.like now GREG EGAN IS my favorite author.thank u for introducing him to me.:)

[@FIT2BREAD]

Oh yes. This makes my day. Maybe Permutation City or Schilds Ladder next?

[@amritkumarpatel5717]

Yes sure . Currently I am reading the three body problem

[@FIT2BREAD]

@@amritkumarpatel5717 oh great series. How are you liking it?

[@amritkumarpatel5717]

@@FIT2BREAD its fantastic

[@FIT2BREAD]

@@amritkumarpatel5717 I enjoyed the sequels even more. A lot more

[@TheShadesofOrange]

This sounds amazing... but since I have not read Egan before... where should I start before attempting this brain bending book?

[@FIT2BREAD]

I think the best jumping in point for Egan is Axiomatic or Diaspora. Axiomatic is maybe the least mind bending..to start with :)

[@somethingsomething9017]

Bought this book from a barnes and noble back in 2017, and love the heck out of it. Even though I've probably had 5 readthroughs, I still have a hard time comprehending the mathematical jargon, especially at times where it's used in tangent with physical descriptions of the landscape. Nonetheless, I hope Greg Egan writes a sequel, since I would love to explore more about the top and bottom surfaces of the hyperboloid world.

[@FIT2BREAD]

Def felt that way. And I want to revisit these characters

[@wburris2007]

I just started reading Dichronauts.

[@FIT2BREAD]

Keep me posted. I part think it's a "me" thing that I loved it so much, but knowing you like Egan as well, curious to see what you think.

[@kevinkostlan7934]

I read the book, now I want to watch the movie!

[@attention5638]

I have never heard about this novel! But it sounds like this has everything I am looking for in a sci fi. Including migrating trees! Haha😅 I will have to look for this one next time I am out.

[@FIT2BREAD]

You would do a killer review on this. Its awful that there are almost no reviews of this great book on KZbin

[@stevenhetzel6483]

If you thought this book was difficult to get through, try sitting through this video's intro without violently attacking the Skip 10 Seconds command over and over.

[@FIT2BREAD]

While you score a valid point, I still think the challenges I mention about the book to be greater.

[@myoldchannel0690]

I have never heard of such concepts before. I ordered the book but man. I don't even know how to approach this thing.

[@FIT2BREAD]

You started reading it already or you mean you are just intimidated by it before you start?

[@myoldchannel0690]

@@FIT2BREAD I just placed the order for it and I'm both excited for it and worried that I won't comprehend it enough to fully appreciate it, haha. But ever since I read Death's End it's been hard to find scifi that can really blow my mind and this sounds like it could.

[@FIT2BREAD]

@@myoldchannel0690 yeah, def a different vibe than deaths end. My advice would be to go in expecting that some stuff won't fully register and allow the story, the parts that are grease-able, to just come to you. Though you may end up better at the physics stuff than me...I didn't take notes or anything, but if you are up for that with your reading, early on, I'd take some simple notes just to be secure on who is who...like which walker is paired with which sider. I think just knowing that and understanding the symbiotic relationship, removes most of the confusion. def check back in so I now how you are getting along with it (please)

[@MrRorosuri]

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[@FIT2BREAD]

how are you?

[@MrRorosuri]

@@FIT2BREAD doing better 💕💕

[@FIT2BREAD]

@@MrRorosuri glad to hear that