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pissed off

Matt Ridley: “But isn’t all this progress coming at the expanse of the environment? Well no, often the reverse. … And the richer countries are, the more likely their environment is improving. The biggest environmental problems are in poor countries”

??? The poor countries are polluted (and poor!) not bc they are poor countries, but bc of the rich countries? It’s common sense I fear??

I have learned that it is hard for me to read a book in the total absence of a likable character. I am unsure whether that was the intention. The main character himself possesses a certain (harmless) quality that icks me to the bone, but that’s personal. I’ve been intermittently coming back to this book, mostly to find out what happens next, out of respect for Murakami. Propelled by plot. Let’s get to the end.

The writing has rhythm, a little like poetry, it is so pretty.
I like it from the very first page-
“Love made you Black, as in, you were most colored when in her presence. It was not a cause for concern; one must rejoice! You could be yourselves.”