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How fun to read a book set in the week that’s on the calendar right at that moment? [Albeit, in 2007 and in London] I liked the sound of it so much I had to listen right now!
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“They’ve remodeled the world so that ignorance is not really a disadvantage. And I should think that increasingly they’ll carry on reshaping the world to accommodate a net loss of knowledge.”
“I suppose I was lucky enough to be educated at a time when teachers still thought children could handle knowledge. ...more
How fun to read a book set in the week that’s on the calendar right at that moment? [Albeit, in 2007 and in London] I liked the sound of it so much I had to listen right now!
The Story
“They’ve remodeled the world so that ignorance is not really a disadvantage. And I should think that increasingly they’ll carry on reshaping the world to accommodate a net loss of knowledge.”
“I suppose I was lucky enough to be educated at a time when teachers still thought children could handle knowledge. ...more
This is the first time that I've read a Faulks book, but I will likely read another in the future. This book provides a relevant, social commentary about many different issues, from the current status of our banking industry to the motivation of Middle Eastern terrorists who live outside of the Middle East, and even how reality TV can go amuck if watched by the right audience.
Faulks takes multiple characters and follows their lives for one week in December 2007. Some have likened the books to a ...more
Faulks takes multiple characters and follows their lives for one week in December 2007. Some have likened the books to a ...more
uhmm..the premise is good, but i guess this is just not my cup of tea. really slow, full of details that I don't think I need to know. especially when it's related to the villain, John Veals, with his master plan to conquer financial world. bo to the ring.
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Jun 25, 2016
Jocelyn
marked it as to-read
Mar 09, 2020
Keeley
marked it as to-read
