Welcome to Litsy!

This classic 1936 sci-fi work is a brutally cutting satire. In the story, humans capture and enslave an intelligent breed of newts, but eventually the tables are turned on them. Čapek uses the relationship between the humans and the newts to make fun of and expose the ugliness of colonialism, the Nazi regime and segregation in America.

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Are you a bitter ender?

In theory I'm not but having reached > 50% in my current read I feel I want to finish despite not loving it.

A cautionary tale that hits a little too close to home, Capek writes a satirical look at the rise of newts in the world. It‘s almost hard to believe that he‘s writing at the turn of the 20th century with the revolutionary thoughts he has. Parts of this were spellbinding; other parts really dragged. But, I think the overall message from this resonates long after the book is closed. #1001bookswap #GroupJ

Calling time for the #readathon . I had hoped to read 12 hours, but still I‘m pleased. I also read a total of 537 pages, so very happy with that. And, hopefully another day to relax and read! Thanks for another fun readathon, @DeweysReadathon !

Ending my #readathon for the evening. Sleep calls! #1001bookswap

Today's author spotlight: Karel Čapek! He died in 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, at 48. He was a playwright, novelist, essayist, publisher, photographer, and art critic. His biggest claim to fame is coining the term "robot" in the tagged book. Though never winning, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven(!) times. He has several awards named after him. He was instrumental in PEN Club formations. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow

It suddenly occurred to me that every move on the chessboard is old and has been played by somebody at some time. Maybe our own history has been played out by somebody at some time, and we just move our pieces about in the same moves to strike in the same way as people have always done.