Author | Rian Hughes |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | The Overlook Press |
Publication date | 2020 |
XX is a 2020 science fiction novel by writer Rian Hughes. [1]
Hughes created a new typeface for the novel. [2] Adapting the novel for e-readers was difficult, and Hughes considers the printed book to be the way the novel "should be read". [2] Due to its use of graphic elements, artwork, a novel within the novel, asemic writing, and epistolary techniques, it can be considered a work of ergodic literature.
According to literary review aggregator Book Marks, the novel received mostly "Rave" reviews. [3]
Neville Hawcock, writing for The Financial Times, praised the graphic elements of the book as an "enjoyable variation" from typical novels. [1] Lydia Fletcher, in a review published by The Library Journal, criticized the novel as occasionally "difficult to follow" in part due to the "mixed-media" portions. [4]