Posted: May 03, 2012 1:04 am
by orpheus
SafeAsMilk wrote:Godel, Escher, Bach by Hofstadter. Can't say I understood it all, but it definitely gave me some food for thought about the nature of cognition.

Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban. Primitive, post-apocalyptic journey told through the protagonist's own deconstructed language.

I'll very curious to see what you think of Ulysses if you get around to it!


Excellent suggestions. Hoban never lets one down, and GEB is astounding.