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The Best American Short Stories 2023

by Min Jin Lee

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Jun 13, 2024 10:02AM

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The Zone of Interest: A novel

by Martin Amis

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Jun 04, 2023 08:22PM

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The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience

by Kent A. Kiehl

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“As George Orwell wisely observed a generation later, the only way swiftly to end a war is to lose it.”
― Max Hastings, Catastrophe (Enhanced Edition): Europe Goes to War 1914

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“...the whole universe is contagious if you look at it long enough. Just opening your eyes puts you in front of a mirror, psychologically speaking. Garbage in, garbage out. Or rather, garbage goes in, but you never get rid of it. It just lies there turning to dust and slowly wafting a thin layer of grime on to every other object in your brain. Scraping the gunk off is not only a major challenge, but the chief burden of human existence. that's why I keep things so clean. Otherwise I would see little flecks of [ ] shit everywhere I looked ...”
― Nell Zink

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