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"There are some wildly problematic pieces of this book that don't resonate for me, but there are chunks that are thought provoking and help me shift lenses to consider situations/obstacles from another angle.
I think this book would be problematic for someone who reads and believes in an "all or nothing" interpretation (as the "youth" seems to say: I have to accept it all or none of it)." — Oct 04, 2025 10:16AM
"There are some wildly problematic pieces of this book that don't resonate for me, but there are chunks that are thought provoking and help me shift lenses to consider situations/obstacles from another angle.
I think this book would be problematic for someone who reads and believes in an "all or nothing" interpretation (as the "youth" seems to say: I have to accept it all or none of it)." — Oct 04, 2025 10:16AM
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"Gene Wolfe is always disorienting, but the second segment of this book was especially so!" — Sep 29, 2025 04:45AM
"Gene Wolfe is always disorienting, but the second segment of this book was especially so!" — Sep 29, 2025 04:45AM


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