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Mr. English by Genji Keita is a comical story. I love the premise and how it develops the the themes.
Factory Town by Betsuyaku Minoru is also an interesting story, full of irony and jabs at modern industry
— May 07, 2025 08:07PM
Factory Town by Betsuyaku Minoru is also an interesting story, full of irony and jabs at modern industry
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Febe
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Shoulder-Top Secretary by 星新 feels like a dystopian comedy. It's a short story about how humans have parrots on their shoulders for coomunication. They help deliver humans' messages to each other as polite as possible because what the humans utter are unfiltered and rude. It's quite eerie because I can't help but compare it to AI and how people rely on it too much
— Jun 02, 2025 07:53PM
Febe
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The Tale of The House of Physics is really fascinating. Likewise, Unforgettable People is very relatable. It's a non-consequential story that reminded me of random thoughts I have
— Apr 09, 2025 09:12AM
