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It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
4.0
Scary - he writes about the George W. Bush presidency decades before it occurred. Fortunately W's rule ended differently than this book did...
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
4.0
Makers by Cory Doctorow
2.0
IMO, it wasn't up to Doctorow's usual standards. The story didn't hold me, and his portrayal of overweight folks really rubbed me the wrong way. (Oh yes, they're all waiting for a cure that lets them eat 10,000 calories per day - and when they finally get thin they do nothing but worry about their wardrobe when they're not sleeping with each other).
Particularly disappointing because I know he can do *far* better. Gave up about half way through...
Particularly disappointing because I know he can do *far* better. Gave up about half way through...