Last and First Men, by Stapledon, Olaf

I usually tear through books, and if I'm motivated I can finish 1,000 pages in less than a week. Even at 250 pages though, Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men is clearly the exception to the rule. I made a note on my website five months ago that I was starting the thing. Granted, I have picked up and read 32 books since then, but still, I read through this thing like a snail crawling across an ice cube. Why, you may be asking? It's because this book demands careful attention[…]

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