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Fabulous Bodies
Chuck Tingle
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Satantango
László Krasznahorkai
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Fabulous Bodies
Chuck Tingle
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I really had to take my time with this one. I ended up loving it. The second person POV was really good. It dropped hints about who the narrator was early which made you wonder and look for clues throughout the book. It ended up welding together perfectly with the narrative of Julia. I definitely recommend it, it is certainly bordering on weird fiction but it was so well done
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Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep: A Novel
Paul Tremblay
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Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep: A Novel
Paul Tremblay
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A little predictable at times but the cosmic horror is certainly there
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Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
Thomas Ligotti
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Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
Thomas Ligotti
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I enjoyed this one since it does make you think. Rand attempts to create the idea of a capitalist utopia, one that doesn't crush competition but encourages it, treats people on fairness and not any other demographic, and I think she was on the right track but it falls vastly short when implemented in practice like most ideals. She is staunchly anti-corruption, however the issue is that corruption and greed don't simply go away. You can push for a perfect world but humans are imperfect. The idea of safety nets shouldn't be discounted entirely and are a reality many people face at no fault of their own, despite what the media wants to push. Are there also looters? Absolutely. And because this dichotomy exists, it's what makes it next to impossible to create a system that encompasses absolutely everyone. Under corruption, no one wins, and she acknowledges this, however the idea that a meritocracy will eradicate this issue is, imo, short the same way that the idea of equalizing everything will. Until human nature changes, neither ethical capitalism nor communism is possible long-term as history has shown.
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Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. Hc) [ATLAS SHRUGGED (CENTENNIA]
Ayn Rand
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Eyeless in Gaza
Aldous Huxley
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Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. Hc) [ATLAS SHRUGGED (CENTENNIA]
Ayn Rand
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Eyeless in Gaza
Aldous Huxley
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I enjoyed the metaphors in the story, the characters, and felt like the pacing was done well. It definitely fits the gothic theme and does it perfectly imo
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The Children
Melissa Albert
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The Children
Melissa Albert
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Shakespearian level dramatics mixed with philosophy and religious theory
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The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky