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Flowers for Algernon

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Flowers for Algernon

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311 pp

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4.22

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Apr 1966

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May 01, 2005

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What's Expected of Us

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What's Expected of Us

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4 pp

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3.86

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416

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Jul 06, 2005

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"Civilization now depends on self-deception. Perhaps it always has."

Ah, that was a good healthy morning dose of determinism. "Civilization now depends on self-deception. Perhaps it always has."

Ah, that was a good healthy morning dose of determinism. ...more

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Dune (Dune, #1)

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Dune (Dune, #1)

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B00B7NPRY8

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883 pp

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4.28

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LOTR is usually quoted to be the epitome of world-building. I disagree.

Dune was a first-date suggestion, and let's face it, the date went well. To im LOTR is usually quoted to be the epitome of world-building. I disagree.

Dune was a first-date suggestion, and let's face it, the date went well. To impress the said first date, I started reading it.

There were a lot of names thrown around in the first few pages. Who is the Emperor? What the hell is melange? Who are Bene Gesserit? And, why do all the names and terms have a mid-Eastern tinge to them? Jihad? Prana-bindu?

A couple more pages and I was hooked.

Frank Herbert does world-building much better. He builds his world with care, brick by brick, infused with philosophies. Between the pages, you are left wondering about something as inane as ecological transformation to the ethos of time travel. When you read Dune, you don't just get a sci-fi novel with hallucinogenic drugs and futuristic technology, but you also get the aristocratic nuances of governance. You get a strange clash between individual and collective morality. You can almost feel the tinge of spice in its pages, and it sure is addictive as the lore goes.

If you are one for a layered storyline with deep pristinely written characters against a background of some good old political drama, this is the one.

It indeed is a classic, for a reason. ...more

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Cat’s Cradle

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Vonnegut Jr., Kurt

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0140285601

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0140285601

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306 pp

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4.15

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1963

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1999

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)

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193 pp

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4.23

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1,888,829

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Oct 12, 1979

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Jun 23, 2007

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Literary magic.

Will update the review after I finish my reread.

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