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Hints of The Nine Billion Names of God for sure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Billion_Names_of_God



Oh wow - Unsong [1] must have taken some inspiration from that. Into the queue it goes!

[1] https://unsongbook.com/


Allow me to offer you this twitter thread:

https://twitter.com/chaosprime/status/1607895175799373830


What is that exactly? The site doesn't say.


A work of online serial fiction by blogger Scott Alexander, formerly of Slate Star Codex, now of Astral Codex Ten.

Goodreads has a decent intro blurb: https://www.goodreads.com/fr/book/show/28589297-unsong

If you're unsure whether his writing style is your thing, feel free to sample his shorter fiction from his blog:

https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/06/02/and-i-show-you-how-dee...

https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/21/universal-love-said-th...

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/idol-words


Thanks. The goodreads blurb makes me think it's something like Salmon Rushdie or a Kevin Smith (with less toilet humor) take on things.


A short film adaptation released a year ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtvS9UXTsPI




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