You can't read Margaret Atwood's next book until 2114

[Yoly]

You can't read Margaret Atwood's next book until 2114
Author locking novel up in Norway as part of an art project.

Paterson's project, to which Atwood is the first contributor, will see an author contribute a book each year for the next 100 years. Each one will go into storage in a specially designed room in Oslo's Deichmanske public library before being published in 2114. The room is to be lined with wood from the planted trees, and will also contain a printing press, so people of the near future who might not have held a paper book will have a way to produce a physical copy of the texts contained within.

Full article:
http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/8/6120...

Feels like "real sci-fi" :)

[Alicja, ἀπὸ μηχανῆς Θεός]

Cool for people in 2114, that's if we don't blow ourselves up or have some other disaster erase us from existence, but I can't be excited about something that'll happen long after I'm dead. And if it's a sequel (with an ending) to Handmaid's Tale then that's just plain mean. :P

[Alicja, ἀπὸ μηχανῆς Θεός]

I guess the only option would be to find a way to download our consciousness into a computer or android of some kind to be able to survive that long into the future. Or find a vampire willing to turn us into immortal creatures of the night. Or a time travel machine...

[Yoly]

Alicja wrote: "Cool for people in 2114, that's if we don't blow ourselves up or have some other disaster erase us from existence, but I can't be excited about something that'll happen long after I'm dead. And if ..."

Lol, when I showed this story to my husband he said something about that being stupid because it wouldn't survive us killing each other and/or the EMPs (he has some weird obsession with EMPs).
I was just hoping that someone who would break in and steal and scan the Margaret Atwood novel and put it up on bittorrent... But I guess that's not nice of me. Bad, bad Yoly :(

[Yoly]

Kaora wrote: "Not sure how I feel about this but I suppose I won't be reading it. :P "

I would love to know the title of the book just to add it to the Goodreads database and see how many people add it to their TBR, hahaha.

And of course lots of people would give it a 5-star rating, because that's what they do.

[Yoly]

Alicja wrote: "I guess the only option would be to find a way to download our consciousness into a computer or android of some kind to be able to survive that long into the future. Or find a vampire willing to tu..."

The vampire turning sounds appealing. I've been looking into that for a while, sadly no luck yet. It would solve so many problems...

Of course I will share with the group when I find a way.

[Alicja, ἀπὸ μηχανῆς Θεός]

Yoly wrote: "Alicja wrote: "I guess the only option would be to find a way to download our consciousness into a computer or android of some kind to be able to survive that long into the future. Or find a vampir..."

I wouldn't mind having my consciousness stored in an android, but a very well functioning one. You never have to eat, you look great without exercise, and you have an expanded memory so all those awesome quotes from books would actually stick. I can see the downside of no sex but I'm sure future technology would figure something out...

But the offer regarding letting us know about an available and willing vampire is greatly appreciated. Do let us know.