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[book] Understand

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jodogohoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada2533 Posts
June 16 2011 18:30 GMT
#1
Book summary: The story follows a man who is given an experimental drug to heal brain damage caused by anoxia after he nearly drowns. The drug regenerates his damaged neurons and has the unintended side effect of exponentially improving his intellect and motor skills.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understand_%28story%29
The actual story to read: http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/under.htm

Links and resource aside, I've decided to post this blog because after I read this story I pretty much tripped out lol. I took two things away from the book and I was pretty much dazed after I finished reading it. One was the humans were pretty much extremely complex organic machines, designed and programed by evolution. The other, is that a person can understand their emotions as they happen. Like... they know why they are feeling something. "I am happy because I ate chocolate. Of course at a level as simple as that but all human emotions one feels, even complex ones.

I just wanted to share this great story and I hope we can have some interesting discussions afterwords =D

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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
June 16 2011 18:33 GMT
#2
Is it dramatic or humor? It sounds humorous and ever since I just got off my Will Ferguson Marathon, I need some humor.
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obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
June 16 2011 21:12 GMT
#3
Limitless is a movie based on a book on the same premise.
I think in our modern age technology has evolved to become more addictive. The things that don't give us pleasure aren't used as much. Work was never meant to be fun, but doing it makes us happier in the long run.
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
June 16 2011 22:24 GMT
#4
Seeing how I haven't read ANYTHING particularly notable in a long time, this was one healthy and fun read.

You wouldn't happen to have any recommendations would you?
jodogohoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada2533 Posts
June 17 2011 02:05 GMT
#5
On June 17 2011 03:33 Torte de Lini wrote:
Is it dramatic or humor? It sounds humorous and ever since I just got off my Will Ferguson Marathon, I need some humor.

Depends on you. I personally don't think it belongs in either category, if that is even possible...

On June 17 2011 06:12 obesechicken13 wrote:
Limitless is a movie based on a book on the same premise.

Sure.

On June 17 2011 07:24 Snuggles wrote:
Seeing how I haven't read ANYTHING particularly notable in a long time, this was one healthy and fun read.

You wouldn't happen to have any recommendations would you?

Fiction: The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-17 04:38:19
June 17 2011 04:37 GMT
#6
Pretty neat story. I feel smarter just from reading it. :p

On June 17 2011 03:33 Torte de Lini wrote:
Is it dramatic or humor? It sounds humorous and ever since I just got off my Will Ferguson Marathon, I need some humor.

Sci-fi/drama I guess. It's a lot like Asimov's short stories.
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jodogohoo
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada2533 Posts
June 17 2011 04:40 GMT
#7
On June 17 2011 13:37 SonuvBob wrote:
Pretty neat story. I feel smarter just from reading it. :p

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On June 17 2011 03:33 Torte de Lini wrote:
Is it dramatic or humor? It sounds humorous and ever since I just got off my Will Ferguson Marathon, I need some humor.

Sci-fi/drama I guess. It's a lot like Asimov's short stories.

=D =D Right after I read it I felt like a genius =D That lasted... about 20 minutes... but it felt good =P
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
June 17 2011 20:40 GMT
#8
btw I dunno if you've read Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, but I can't help but think this story influenced Patrick Rothfuss quite a bit.
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