I think it's great. Been meaning to read him for a while and the style doesn't disappoint. I often think about the peculiarity of going to fight in a war and then come back to a civvie life, and it certainly speaks to that. I'm also assuming Chuck Palahniuk is a fan because Fight Club is similar in many ways, as far as I remember.
The thing that struck me is how similar Arrival is actually, I don’t know if you’ve seen it (physical resemblance of aliens, someone being unstuck in time, differing conceptions of time as a way of coping with traumatic life events etc etc). My favourite of his is Mother Night, another good short read when you’re done
I think the larger part of the damage of Brexit has been its impact on our political culture not our economy. It opened up wounds that still haven't healed, and aren't going to heal as long as people's political identities are largely centred on a binary question that near-enough splits the country 50-50.
Whether this damage was caused by the leave result or by the referendum itself, it is hard to know.
Be interested to know what you think of SL5, Vonnegut was one of my favourites but I haven’t revisited his stuff in a long time
I think it's great. Been meaning to read him for a while and the style doesn't disappoint. I often think about the peculiarity of going to fight in a war and then come back to a civvie life, and it certainly speaks to that. I'm also assuming Chuck Palahniuk is a fan because Fight Club is similar in many ways, as far as I remember.
The thing that struck me is how similar Arrival is actually, I don’t know if you’ve seen it (physical resemblance of aliens, someone being unstuck in time, differing conceptions of time as a way of coping with traumatic life events etc etc). My favourite of his is Mother Night, another good short read when you’re done
To add to your point, Covid will essentially prevent us from ever knowing the real financial impact of Brexit, I think.
I'm one of those mad people who voted to Remain, but would now vote to Leave, and (probably) against rejoining. As you say, ten years is a long time!
I think the larger part of the damage of Brexit has been its impact on our political culture not our economy. It opened up wounds that still haven't healed, and aren't going to heal as long as people's political identities are largely centred on a binary question that near-enough splits the country 50-50.
Whether this damage was caused by the leave result or by the referendum itself, it is hard to know.
If voting changed anything they’d make it illegal