>>28 The story behind the book is more interesting than its content. Cyclonopedia is basically an uninspired epistolary horror novel with a mystery narrative that's been done to death already. What makes it different is the Landian CCRU writing style, which feels forced. So it belongs to the weird fiction genre but its not as good as a House of Leaves or a Southern Reach. Often it just reads like a shitty academic paper with an insufferable lack of self-awareness. So if you like Landtard stuff you might like it, otherwise its a waste of time.
The author, Reza Negarestani, has since disowned the book and the whole post-Deleuzo-Guattarian Landian acclerationist scene. He also fired Land from his last teaching position for constantly ranting about tranns and immigrants in class. Nagarestani now seems like a very run of the mill academic philosopher.
The story behind the book is more interesting than its content. Cyclonopedia is basically an uninspired epistolary horror novel with a mystery narrative that's been done to death already. What makes it different is the Landian CCRU writing style, which feels forced. So it belongs to the weird fiction genre but its not as good as a House of Leaves or a Southern Reach. Often it just reads like a shitty academic paper with an insufferable lack of self-awareness. So if you like Landtard stuff you might like it, otherwise its a waste of time.
The author, Reza Negarestani, has since disowned the book and the whole post-Deleuzo-Guattarian Landian acclerationist scene. He also fired Land from his last teaching position for constantly ranting about tranns and immigrants in class. Nagarestani now seems like a very run of the mill academic philosopher.