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Gary Peterson
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Book pivots to narrator's brother's experiences in London. Harrowing first 60 pages with Martians wreaking havoc in rural England. Enjoying it thus far. One insight: Fleeing citizens lugging boxes of material possessions; one couple is carrying an outhouse door like a table with stuff piled upon it. Addiction to stuff is not a modern problem.
— Mar 21, 2026 04:43PM
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Gary Peterson
is on page 87 of 173
The Fog of War is setting in with a LOT of repetitive reports and repeating same things from different perspectives. That's a nice way of saying it's getting a little boring. What continues to leap out at me is how much stuff the refugees from the southwest are lugging into London. People addicted to stuff... even in Gissing's time. There were no halcyon times or places.
— 32 minutes ago
Gary Peterson
is on page 23 of 173
Guess who else read this great novel? The Master! Yep, it happened in DR. WHO "Frontier in Space," which I watched today for the first time. Fitting as the Master was plotting to pit the earth against the Draconians.
— Mar 14, 2026 01:52PM
Gary Peterson
is on page 13 of 173
Serendipitous start about a shooting star, which is exactly how SAO Progressive vol 1 started. Two very different books with a century-plus between them both start with shooting stars. I'm taking it as a good omen!
— Mar 10, 2026 05:24AM
