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The Gone World vs The Dispossessed
The Gone World
43 positive (96%) · 2 mixed (4%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted: +96%
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The Gone World is a highly acclaimed sci-fi horror novel frequently described as a blend of a police procedural, noir thriller, and cosmic horror. Readers often compare it to the film Event Horizon, noting its unique take on time travel where investigators explore possible future timelines that dissolve upon their return, all while a hostile, alien presence looms closer to the present.
Pros
- Compelling 'read-in-one-sitting' hook and pacing
- Masterful blend of genres including noir, sci-fi, and procedural
- Memorable, 'magically disturbing' imagery and existential dread
- Strong emotional core that balances humanity with horror
Cons
- May not satisfy readers looking for 'strictly' traditional horror
- The plot involves complex alternate realities that some may find a 'mindfuck'
Top excerpts
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch is about verdoggers and well worth your time!
Also maybe The Gone World, that's got some horror elements but also more scifi.
The Gone World, by Tom Sweterlitsch.
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch.
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch is kind of a time-travel crime novel with an impending cosmic apocalypse that keeps moving closer and closer.
The Dispossessed
34 positive (94%) · 2 mixed (6%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted: +95%
Top excerpts
Have you explored any Ursula Le Guin or Kim Stanley Robinson yet? You might start with The Dispossessed
I'd recommend Left Hand of Darkness or The Dispossessed for more "classic" sci (other planets, space trave), or The Lathe Of Heaven for a story that's totally standalone and starts off in a more normal Earth. Beautiful prose, makes you think.
No particular order: East of Eden, The Dispossessed, The Lord of the Rings, Giovanni's Room, Stoner.
Ursula Le Guin - The Dispossessed. Literary sci-fi exploring freedom, anarchism, ambition and responsibilities.
and in SF the Dispossessed