March9 in the hell 2024 at 6;38AM angeltime
I read Serious Weakness about a month ago. Various subtle aftershocks are still resolving but the main effect was that some faultline finally gave way in my mind and now for the first time in my life I feel like a real human being. I cannot properly express my gratitude.
Also... 1/3 of the way through, I was already at this point pretty disconcerted with how strongly and precisely I was relating to Trianon, and then his internal stream of consciousness spiraled off into "Tenser, said the Tensor." This was fucking terrifying for me, because I have also read The Demolished Man and I've gone into that song myself when stressed for ten years. Congratulations on the extraordinary hard read.
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the Demolished Man is AMAZING. and i love The Stars My Destination, it has so many fun setpieces and such a killer chuuni mood. Bester is so FUN compared to other old writers. the last thing i read was Fondly Fahrenheit, also really good.
iām so fucking pleased that the Tenser shit got you. there are all kinds of tiny, barely conscious decisions in writing a big book and most of the time you never know if they paid off.
thank you for this message. i was filled with a big jagged happiness and gratitude that i can share things with others and have them be received, connections in a dark universe.