The Swerve of the Infinite: A Recursive Archive of Consciousness, of Deviation, and of Becoming by Okam Rolim
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Whereas normal novels are a restrictive box of order, this is its own seed of chaos setting out to destroy such perfection.

Let me explain:

This is a five-star with caveats. It's a book that combines some truly esoteric philosophy on consciousness, throws in thought on mathematical recursiveness-as-a-narrative-vehicle, pounding the fundamental argument of order versus chaos and life-transcendence AS a narrative into not just the ground, but all the way to China, AND it has time to throw away the very concept of characterization in favor of a truly OP "IDEA" novel.

So, yeah, don't expect deep characters or even a truly foundational emotional tie to anyone here, but DO expect an INTJ's meta-dream run on a Linux narrative-mobile that would would possibly be a 12-year-old math genius's favorite novel of all time.

There's lots to love here. I love the courage and sheer balls required to put this out there.

My only complaint is that this is a novel of hit after hit after hit of PAYOFF sequences without the proper emotional foundation to make me want to care about the initial characters. But, on reflection, the characters are almost superfluous in the face of the real character: consciousness-transcendence.

Happy reading, ya'll! This is a genuine weird one. But if you are a D&D gamer of any generation after 1st edition, OR if you're into esoteric metaphysics, OR if you're a serious math geek, you'll probably appreciate having read this.



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