So I downloaded and re-read Enders Game today. What a great book.
I first read it when I was like in 2nd or 3rd grade, and the most interesting part about re-reading it was how many visual memories and ideas in the dark corners of my mind were influenced by this book. While these vague visuals and ideas have recurringly shown up in dreams and subconscious thoughts over the years, I had no idea where they had come from. For example, I've had a recurring dream about a giants body decomposing into the landscape and exploring it and had completely forgot about where I had originally gotten the idea.
I also thought it was cool that this was written in 1985 and Scott had pretty much nailed the idea of "nets" and how memes would flow through them and influence peoples thoughts in the future.
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