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"Half cyberpunk anthology, half critical and philosophical discussion, all interesting.
Reading literary criticism from the early 90s about an 80's sci-fi movement may sound like omphaloskepsis, but as we (culturally) have moved into a thoroughly cyberpunk future it's an extremely useful lens through which to view concepts that have gone from high fiction to everyday interactions." — Jul 31, 2024 09:34AM
"Half cyberpunk anthology, half critical and philosophical discussion, all interesting.
Reading literary criticism from the early 90s about an 80's sci-fi movement may sound like omphaloskepsis, but as we (culturally) have moved into a thoroughly cyberpunk future it's an extremely useful lens through which to view concepts that have gone from high fiction to everyday interactions." — Jul 31, 2024 09:34AM
She wasn’t under any obligation to be polite to someone who thought she was his next victim.
The dissection of horror tropes through the eyes of women is a recurring theme in the book. I can kind of imagine reader's yelling "YES! THIS!" at multiple points in the story where Red flatly refuses to play to a stereotype.
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“We are sorry for the inconvenience, but this is a revolution.”
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“For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.”
― The Screwtape Letters
― The Screwtape Letters
“It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.”
― All Quiet on the Western Front
― All Quiet on the Western Front
“Hats have power. Hats can change you into someone else.”
― The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
― The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn't even an enemy you could put your finger on.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
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