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Loving it. Of particular interest to literacy types there is a lovely passage at the beginning of chapter 10 that describes Colvin's learning to read and the pleasure it brought to his childhood (and later life).

Loving it. Of particular interest to literacy types there is a lovely passage at the beginning of chapter 10 that describes Colvin's learning to read and the pleasure it brought to his childhood (and later life).

Reading on my phone because my eBook is flat. #anythingbutfootball

On page 161 is this observation regarding religious and political fanatics smashing faces on statues yet leaving bodies (mostly) untouched, and re the potentially 70 million people miraculously dying under Mao's Great Leap Backward:

'Before you commit mass murder, you first have to turn the people into a mass, and you can only do that by taking away their humanity, their individuality, their face.'

On page 161 is this observation regarding religious and political fanatics smashing faces on statues yet leaving bodies (mostly) untouched, and re the 70 million people murdered under Mao's Great Leap Backward:

'Before you commit mass murder, you first have to turn the people into a mass, and you can only do that by taking away their humanity, their individuality, their face.'

On page 161 is this observation (regarding religious and political fanatics smashing faces on statues yet leaving bodies (mostly) untouched, and re the 70 million people murdered under Mao's Great Leap Backward:

'Before you commit mass murder, you first have to turn the people into a mass, and you can only do that by taking away their humanity, their individuality, their face.'

Just went to check where my progress with this is. Surprise: at exactly 33% or 1/3rd. My bookmark is on the end of page 96 which just so happens to be the 33% mark of 293 pages of story, also including acknowledgements, but not including the index because who actually reads the index. I like when numbers coincidentally end harmoniously.

Also my edition is paperback with 304 pages total, and is not listed on GR.