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For those who have read this, did you think there was much point in creating the alternative 1982?

Sheila I enjoyed reading McEwan in such imaginative mode. It was his usual writing style, but a different theme for him. The 'alternative 1982' setting provi…moreI enjoyed reading McEwan in such imaginative mode. It was his usual writing style, but a different theme for him. The 'alternative 1982' setting provided a framework for the story that made the reader think this really could happen in the lives of real people rather than it being a 'sci fi' story that we accept as sheer fantasy,(less)

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Machines like Me

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