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This sounds like fun, so I'm in! I love me some metafiction, 'interactive' fictions (e.g., game books, 'puzzle' books), and fictions created via non-traditional methods (e.g., shuffle literature, AI-written fiction, etc). So, something like that would be great.
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Mr. Nemo posted:Disclaimer: not your santa Sorry for the slow reply – the joys of the end of term. I don't have a good reads account, but I can definitely drop some reccommendations. With regards to shuffle literature, the “classic” is Composition no. 1 by Saporta. Originally published in French, there’s a neat translation by Richard Howard. As a story it’s probably the best of the bunch, and the shuffling works as part of the whole thing. The other big one most know of is the one you mentioned – The Unfortunates by BS Johnson. It’s… not great? As you say, it’s about death, friendship, and football. The shuffling stuff doesn’t really add anything substantive, I think. Still, it’s fun enough? A few other notable ones: Heart Suit by Robert Coover (who wrote the short story The Babysitter); this comes as a literal deck of cards (or at least it does in the version I have). The Family Arcana by J. Berry is another story printed on playing cards. It’s a fun read! Sentences by Robert Grenier comes in a super beautiful box and 500 "pages". Honestly though, I suspect that all this is going to be replaced with AI generated texts. Shuffle literature is super cool, but your laptop can do it faster/better (and we can share particular distributions to talk about the stories generated).
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Dec 5, 2022 14:44
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PatMarshall posted:Package dispatched. Oh good! I was worried the package had been lost in transit. The Honjin Murders is fun (it's basically a Japanese noir story), Beware of Pity is heartbreaking, and Fog is genuinely one of my favourite books. Enjoy!
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Dec 20, 2022 11:07
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In a post-Christmas miracle, my gift arrived! After opening the most neatly arranged package I've ever seen, I discovered a very cool book about football tactics, along with some neat extras:  Thanks for the excellent gift, Teach!
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Jan 15, 2023 17:12
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Yesterday, PostNL notified, saying I've a package to pickup (after paying some import fees). It turns out to be Santa's original gift for me, postmarked 02-12-2022. Three months to go from London to the NL is impressive. Honestly, someone probably could have walked/swam it over quicker. Still, great to finally receive it! I particularly enjoy the Saddam Hussein and cronies playing cards.
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Feb 28, 2023 08:44
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Teach posted:Well, I'm pleased that the package finally got to you - what are you going to do with the second copy of Inverting The Pyramid? Flip the pyramid back around, obviously! (Probably give it to my buddy, so we'll be slightly more knowledgeable when we are yelling at/about Jizz Horncamp)
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