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not that there is necessarily ever a *wrong* time for revisiting a book i love so much, but seriously wtf was i thinking.
Creepy how prophetic it was. I can easily see this happening in the U.S. of the fundamentalist whackjobs get their way.
Truly chilling dystopian tale of how society could be if certain fundamentalists took over society. I picked this up from a free shelf in Tulum, Mexico on my belated honeymoon and devoured it. One of those books that I had put off reading for some reason, and after having finished it I wondered why I did so. Amazing.
This is an amazing book and I'd recommend it to anyone. We all take advantage of our freedoms at this point and it's a great way to become appreciative again.
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Really good, but hard for me to suspend disbelief about how the transformation of society came about. That meant that I had a little harder time getting immersed in the world (I kept thinking, "No f*ing way! No f*ing WAY that'd happen!"), but I was still engrossed by the book. The epilogue is interesting, but problematic to me, with the whole argument to suspend judgment and such. Yes, that's how academics talk, but relativism has its limits...
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I think the three stars has to do more with my reading mood at this time than the quality of the book. This is the kind of book I would love to discuss with someone because it has so many nuances, relevant themes, etc. Definitely a worthwhile read.
Apr 16, 2011
Nic
marked it as to-read
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