I just read (most of) “To mock a mockingbird” and I really love the concept of combining puzzles with fiction. I’ve heard that “Alice in Wonderland” has some puzzles too. I’ve also just watched “Ludwig”, which has an element of puzzles. Can you recommend any works that combine fiction and puzzles ? :)
Preferably more like “To mock a mockingbird” which has a heavy emphasis on the puzzle aspect :)
Also,a quick note. I don’t feel like mentioning “To mock a mockingbird” and “Alice in Wonderland” without a disclaimer. The only women who appear in “To mock a mockingbird” only appear to be admired by the men and to cook for them. It could have much better diversity. “Alice in Wonderland” is written by Lewis Carroll who might be too fond of little girls (https://news.artnet.com/art-world/was-lewis-carroll-a-pedophile-his-photographs-suggest-so-237222).
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To Mock a Mockingbird is based on combinatory logic and lambda calculus which are relevant to computer science in general and functional programming in particular.
- Lambda Calculus - Fundamentals of Lambda Calculus & Functional Programming in JavaScript
- A Flock of Functions: Combinators, Lambda Calculus, & Church Encodings in JS - Part II
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The only women who appear in “To mock a mockingbird” only appear to be admired by the men and to cook for them.
This reminds me: When I read Flatland as a young man, I was put off by the Abbott’s portrayal of women, not recognizing it as satire.
