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The Goldfinch
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Moby Dick
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Amy Amy said: " I had no idea Moby Dick was so slapstickly, darkly, cleverly hilarious! And so gay! I was laughing out loud and thought I might be reading a joke version, like Moby Dick retold by Sarah Vowell — nope! (though that would also be awesome) Wish I would ...more "

 
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Book cover for Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
This era, the Enshittocene, is the result of specific policy decisions, made by named individuals. Once we identify those decisions and those individuals, we can act. We can reverse the decisions. We can name the individuals. We can even ...more
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