[Reading Notes] A sci-fi universe hidden in a zoo - "Origami Zoo"

Pieces of isolated perception shone like foam in the deep, cold cosmic vacuum of the icy cosmic vacuum. Stumbling, ever-changing, merging, meeting, and falling apart, leaving behind spiraling phosphorescent footprints. Each streak of phosphorescence is a unique signature as they push forward, rising above the unseen surface.

Everyone becomes a book.

With the theme of technology, science fiction and human nature, in recent years, including "Black Mirror", "Love x Death x Robot" and other albums, have attracted many audiences. As for literary works, the collection of short stories "Origami Zoo" written by Liu Yukun has been shared by people since its publication, and one of them, "Smooth Hunting", has been adapted into "Love x Death x Robot". one of the episodes. However, if you simply imagine this work based on the contents of the album, you may underestimate the author's imagination.

Rich imagination breeds captivating stories

"Successful Hunting" and its adaptations tell the story of how the legendary monster "Fox Spirit" lost, transformed, and rediscovered its own path under the invasion of industrialization. It is a mix of technology, legends, beliefs, and China's industrialization. difficulties and challenges faced in the process. As for the chapter of the same name, "Origami Zoo", it is about Chinese immigrants' aphasia in the United States, the rupture they face with their homeland, and the identity contradictions and conflicts between immigrant generations. Because it is a collection of novels, the subject matter of the 15 works is more diverse. The elements of Chinese, Chinese, and even Taiwan's white terror are reflected in the doubts about the development of science and technology and the imagination of alien creatures in the universe.

Video, VR, and AR are all technologies that modern people are more and more in contact with, and social networking sites and search engines are now indispensable and important online tools. Borrowing different names, Liu Yukun not only pointed out various issues (algorithms, technological indifference) that have arisen in modern society because of technology, and even based on existing technology, he also imagined future new technology (or parallel time and space). possible), to extend more possible dilemmas. In the final chapter "The Man Who Ends History", the technology that "returns to the past" appears, and the issue of World War II is widely extended to various fields such as nationality, science and technology ethics, and historical significance.

Talking about real-life issues with sci-fi garnish

It may make people feel jumping tones, but in addition to the above themes, Liu Yukun also used "thought" and "writing" as the theme in "Origami Zoo", creating a variety of fascinating alien species, and at the same time let Readers are allowed to reflect on what these two themes really mean to humanity.

Although the themes are diverse and the author's rich imagination and creative energy can be felt at the same time, "Origami Zoo" may still not be called a "good-looking" book for some readers. In addition to being in a strong technology and sci-fi atmosphere, it is necessary to understand a lot of blunt scientific knowledge and logic. Compared with other chapters, the article "Measurement of Characters" seems too deliberate and superficial.

But overall, "Origami Zoo" is still a work worth savoring. Under the veneer of science fiction and technology, the author actually talks about many issues that are ignored in real life. Perhaps more like a universe than a "zoo", waiting for those who haven't read it to discover new worlds in it.

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