I've just finished that chapter - made me want to know more about that island so I'll likely pick up that one, cheers.regmcfly wrote:Gremill wrote:Reading The Islanders, by Christopher Priest. It's quite unusual - a kind of lonely planet type guide to a fictional island archipelago that tells you the history of The Dream Archipelago through its inhabitants and their history/stories.
Hey I read that recently too. I'm onto the gradual which is his newest, also set on the dream archipelago. Remember the one about the drones exploding? That's where it's set
Facewon wrote:Finished bad pharma. Amazing. Stone cold brutal. Here are my arguments, here are the facts that back them up, here's where the evidence is see a bit weak, so I'll not go over the top, here's what should be done, give me a reason outside of raw greed why we shouldn't. No? STFU and fix shit then.
Started "why I am not a feminist: a feminist manifesto."
Good read. Total opposite of bad pharma in method though. 150 pages of semi-rant. Many more generalised arguments, but that's fine. She Makes some great points and I'm pretty sure Brooks would be very happy that one of the overarching themes is that Feminism should be part of a wider struggle with some other isms.
An arvos read if I didn't have interruptions.
Moot_Geeza wrote:Right, I was ever-so English gent in the email, and signed off 'yours desperately'.
Bollockoff wrote:What was your hot Zemblan take?Spoiler:
tigerswiftly wrote:Last Days of New Paris by China Mieville.
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