Permutation City
Greg Egan
73 people recommended it in 28 threads, 2008–2025.
2 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
If you're interested in scifi about AI and brain simulation, this is it.
"Permutation City" by Greg Egan is mind-bending in a way similar to The Matrix, except taken up a few notches.
Reading Permutation City left me in a dazzled state for days because of the sheer number of reality-altering concepts it throws at you in such a short span.
Permutation city (or any of the Egan's short stories such as 'Closer') is probably the one of the most intense mind blowing experiences I ever had (at least regarding books), it shouldn't even be called "SciFi" it is... something else
I don't think a book has quite affected my thoughts on what consciousness means quite as much as that book, and it's very interesting to boot.
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