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There it must be, I think, in the vast and eternal laws of matter, and not in the daily cares and sins and troubles of men, that whatever is more than animal within us must find its solace and its hope. I hope, or I could not live. And so, in hope and solitude, my story ends.
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A Modern Utopia | H G Wells
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Here I am, making my sloooooow way through A MODERN UTOPIA. It‘s more interesting than I expected, and Wells has made a solid attempt to balance different perspectives as he crafts his ideal society. That said, this is still very much an early-1900s-style Utopia, and I expect the next chapter, on the role of women, may leave me somewhat scowly.

ALSO, I‘ve realized I have H.G. Wells & George Orwell tangled up in my head. THEY‘RE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

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The Madman's Daughter | Megan Shepherd
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LoverOfLearning Looks like a good haul! 2mo
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The Country of the Blind | Herbert George Wells
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HG Wells builds a world, in an isolated and remote place in South America, where not a single person has eyesight. One mountaineer who can see reaches their world accidently and what happens to him is revelation about how human society functions