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Radicalized

Doctorow, Cory

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A collection of four novellas that use speculative fiction to comment on political and cultural hot topics, about which Cory Doctorow wants you to know exactly where he stands  As always his writing is sharp and clear, covering the absurdities that surround and infiltrate our lives, and predicts new ones waiting for us just around the corner. A compelling, thought provoking, macabre funny read.

 

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  • Read review by: Daryl M.

    Speculative Fiction has a long history of using the tropes of the genre to comment on our world. Ursula K. Le Guin used The Left Hand of Darkness to examine cultural gender constructs. Using the original Star Trek television series, show creator Gene Roddenberry commented on issues like race relations...