Book description
Fourteen stories, ranging from science fiction to weird, mixing future scenarios (on and off-Earth) and alternate realities, but in fact, they are essentially about one thing: love and its malcontents.
A man who refuses to let death erase the memories of his loved ones; two time- travellers leaping through the…
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1 author picked Love. An Archaeology as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If, like me, you love labyrinthian books that actually lead you somewhere, then Brazilian writer Fabio Fernandes’s short story collection, Love. An Archeology, is for you. Using meta with meta on top, these loosely related stories will take you on a wild ride with androgynous characters, mysterious places, and poetic situations. As you have probably figured it by now, I love to be challenged by books and this one is one of the most rewarding reads I have experienced. Highly recommended for lovers of high-brow speculative fiction who hate when genre is taken too seriously.
From Seb's list on The best books to bend your mind.
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