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The Damage Done
The Damage Done: A Novel | Michael Landweber
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For fans of Ben Winters and Sarah Pinsker, this mind-bending and thought-provoking novel pushes the limits of fiction, questioning the violence sewn into our DNA. Violence is a thing of the pastbut do new horrors lie in wait? Imagine a world devoid of violencea world where fists cant hit, guns dont kill, and bombs cant destroy. In this tantalizing novel of possibility, this hassuddenly and inexplicablybecome our new reality. The U.S. president must find a new way to wage war. The Pope ponders whether the Commandment Thou Shalt Not Kill is still relevant. A dictator takes his own life after realizing that the violence he used to control his people is no longer an option. In the first days after the change, seven people who have experienced violence struggle to adapt to this radical new paradigm: Dab, a bullied middle schooler; Marcus, a high school student whose brother is the last victim of gun violence in America; Ann, a social worker stuck in an abusive marriage; Richard, a professor whose past makes him expect the worst inthe present; Gabriela, who is making a dangerous border crossing into the U.S.; the Empty Shell, a dissident writer waiting to be tortured in a notorious prison; and Julian, a white supremacist plotting a horrific massacre. As their fates intertwine, the promise and perils of this new world begin to take shape. Although violence is no longer possible, that doesnt mean that some among us wont keep trying. Mindless cruelty is still alive and welland those bent on destruction will seek the most devious means to achieve it.
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abookishbutterfly
The Damage Done: A Novel | Michael Landweber
Mehso-so

Despite all that I loved, the slowed pacing in the second half and the tidy ending did affect my overall view of the story. I was particularly dismayed that the author took so much time to develop this profound look at human beings in an unprecedented situation only to take what I felt was the easy way out as things concluded.

My full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4184004778

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SilversReviews
The Damage Done: A Novel | Michael Landweber
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“What would happen in a world where violence no longer existed?”

WOW…sounds very interesting.

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Lauren.Archer
The Damage Done: A Novel | Michael Landweber
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Pickpick

This is an alternate history story, of what happens when all people cannot harm other people. Told from many characters points of views, some the bullied or the abused or even the witnesses and some of the aggressor‘s when one day as they are harming or being harmed seems to suddenly cease.