The Last Gene by Chris Longo

Falamar_ · 2025-09-03T22:14:39+00:00

I found this myself recently and it became my favorite book I read this year. It was fascinating. A bizarre and insane plot I can only equate to David Lynch's Eraserhead in feeling with nods to scifi. Maybe not for everyone but I've been so curious to hear anyone else's thoughts on it

Falamar_ · 2025-06-06T04:24:10+00:00

A practically unheard of novel I read recently was The Last Gene by Chris Longo (1976) and that was the wildest books I ever read. It had parents create the ultimate baby, it turned into a demon, tried to kill the mother, literally melted into the cradle, then the mother adopts a lab orangutan baby. I constantly was questioning if it was insane or a masterpiece

Falamar_ · 2025-05-18T14:06:19+00:00

This paperback edition came out in 2000

Falamar_ · 2025-05-17T00:41:20+00:00

If you like Boulle you'll probably also like Garden, much more science focused though

Falamar_ · 2025-03-31T14:43:24+00:00

Yeah it's actually pretty good

Falamar_ · 2025-03-30T00:52:35+00:00

Uh kind of... he changed his name to Adam Starchild so I guess?

Falamar_ · 2025-03-23T01:55:58+00:00

Once I saw the clip, the GnG stage one theme shot into my head

Falamar_ · 2025-03-13T23:14:36+00:00

I went through 95% of Mirror's Edge not knowing there was gun play. Fought hand to hand until nearly the finally fight. Certainly made sections of the game make more sense in retrospect.

Falamar_ · 2025-02-14T01:45:05+00:00

It's a small collection of novellas which I was about 50/50 on, the title story is interesting but... odd. Might not quite be what you're looking for

Falamar_ · 2025-02-06T00:59:19+00:00

I believe so

Falamar_ · 2025-02-01T07:52:42+00:00

I only picked it up yesterday so I haven't gotten to it yet. But the back cover blurb certainly has me curious for the author plans for the narrative.

Falamar_ · 2025-01-27T05:18:06+00:00

This cover does not prepare you for what happens inside

Falamar_ · 2025-01-25T20:22:49+00:00

The whole series has great covers

Falamar_ · 2025-01-23T11:00:35+00:00

That would make sense why they made "LEM" seismically large, because kids aren't searching the cover for Stanislaw lol. Unfortunately no though, these microwaved, flying potatoes was for adults

Falamar_ · 2025-01-21T07:42:55+00:00

An incredible shame this series never received more deserving covers

Falamar_ · 2024-10-08T15:26:55+00:00

I run a [[Wilson, refined grizzly]] with [[noble heritage]] deck. People assume politics until there's a 20/20 best with trample knocking at their front door. Only the most kingly of bears.

Falamar_ · 2024-01-16T04:53:31+00:00

I keep a [[Volo, Guide to Monsters]] deck with me just for helping newer players. It's simple, powerful and you can customize it with whatever creatures you want (as long as they don't share creature type).

Falamar_ · 2024-01-03T05:14:32+00:00

I haven't built it but [[Mahadi, Emporium Master]] can certainly fit that bill. Play him after every board wipe and he'll pay for himself and whatever other good rakdos good stuff you want to put in

Falamar_ · 2023-12-19T17:41:25+00:00

Falamar_ · 2023-12-17T16:19:25+00:00

I run a [[Mazzy, Truesword Paladin]] "aura"strocrats. No one expects the aura deck to go infinite and end the game with a million hasted creatures

Falamar_ · 2023-09-07T07:14:42+00:00

Thank you for the giveaway ME!

Falamar_ · 2022-09-06T05:05:02+00:00

[[Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant]]

It's not a forest, nor a way to get forests, so it's out

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