Playful language was a favorite aspect of the book - 'maybe the most sci-fi feeling part of it. Rent Dear Cyborgs 1st edition (978-0374537111) today, or search our site for other textbooks by Eugene Lim. 'The little sections that feel like poetry were the parts where I was the most confused.' 'A little head-spinny of a book! Which layer are we in right now?' Though it presents j ust a sprinkle of the sci-fi elements, 'the world feels really fleshed out.' While t he ambiguity of the “I” both intrigued and confused. : Dear Cyborgs: A Novel: 9780374537111: Lim, Eugene: Books Books Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction Buy new: 10.59 List Price: 14.00 Details Save: 3.41 (24) Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns FREE delivery Wednesday, November 9 if you spend 25 on items shipped by Amazon. 'It didn’t change for me.' Readers familiar with Lim's work deemed it experimental and expected. Ambitious and knowing, it combines detective pulps, subversive philosophy, and Hollywood chase scenes, unfolding like the composites and revelations of a dream. Is it speculative fiction? Did your perception of the genre change over the reading? Entwining comic-book villains with cultural critiques, Eugene Lim’s Dear Cyborgs is a fleet-footed literary exploration of power, friendship, and creativity. Monologues, dialogues, and descriptions - 'I enjoy these kinds of fragmented narratives.' The book touched upon many of the questions we likely ask ourselves all the time: w hat moves activism? and where do we get our hope from? It addresses unanswerable questions, playfully. Welcoming a couple of first-time participants, the evening was full of fresh insights!Ī timely read: activism, art, and performance were all addressed, along with the many ways of resisting capitalism that may or may not be effective. Our Strange Futures Book Club reconvened this month to discuss Eugene Lim's Dear Cyborgs. Eugene Lim is the author of the novel Fog & Car (Ellipsis Press, 2008), The Strangers (Black Square Editions, 2013), Dear Cyborgs (FSG Originals, 2017), and Search History (Coffee House Press, 2021).

Dear Cyborgs by Eugene Lim