Felipe Ferreira answers “For those who have read this, did you...”

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

Felipe Ferreira The point is to avoid the need to create a futuristic version of our world, which was totally not the point of the novel. All he needed was a simple b…moreThe point is to avoid the need to create a futuristic version of our world, which was totally not the point of the novel. All he needed was a simple background to plug his story in.
So he had no choice but to create an alternate version of the past(less)

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Machines like Me

by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author)

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