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Richard Cubitt

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in London, The United Kingdom

June 08, 1979

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Classics, Fiction, History

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John Banville, Vladimir Nabokov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, H.P. ...more

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I reside in Essex, UK. I am a great reader of all genres. However, I must confess to having a preference for the classics and the Nineteenth Century Novel.

Recently, I graduated from the Open University with a First Class BA (with Hons)Degree in English Literature. I have published three titles, all available in Paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon: 'The Earth's True Children' -

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A collection of short stories called 'Holes in the World' -

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A play named 'DEATH: A Mildly Amusing Play for Atheists and Agnostics':

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	English Literature: From Romanticism to Postmodernism liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Holes in the World: Tales of Horror, Sadness, Regret, Murder and Rage 2nd Edtn 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Richard Cubitt rated a book it was amazing A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mandatory reading. Highly interesting and stimulating. If we cannot even properly define consciousness, how are we to know if AI will achieve it? If it does achieve any kind of sentience (or consciousness) it will not be of human kind. It will be som ...more
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Pretty good, but many re-iterations of previous events in the several strands of the narrative are not necessary. Sometimes feels like you're reading a book written for a child. ...more
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Pretty good, but many re-iterations of previous events in the several strands of the narrative are not necessary. Sometimes feels like you're reading a book written for a child. ...more
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Excellent account of 'the dog.' When philosophers behaved according to their ideas. ...more
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Exceptional. The Computer: Man's greatest ever invention to exploit, target, monitor, cajole, extort and frustrate. ...more
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Tremendous!
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The Sci-fi choices at the beginning are very strong, followed by a mixed bag of others.
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