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theres-whump-in-that-nebula · 11 months ago

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Against my better judgement I’ve acquired two new books from Ollie’s: Coriolanus by William Shakespeare and Empire Games by Charles Stross (which I didn’t know was a series when I got it lol whoopsie… I usually don’t read series; but this is classic-style dystopian sci-fi with time travel so it’s a little different).

#I’m a little over halfway through Time Jump by John Brunner and the consumer report parts get me every time 😂#He has normal short stories in there; interrupted by consumer reports on time machines and wishing machines #The whole thing is basically one extremely well-executed and beautifully written shitpost. Top-tier.#About every ten to twenty minutes I’m doubled over with laughter over something this guy wrote #I had no idea it was a comedy going into it but holy shit it’s wonderful #The longer you keep reading certain parts the funnier it gets because he has such a dry and pedantic voice #but he’s describing the most outrageous events in that dry and pedantic voice #I’ve had to put the book down on numerous occasions because I was laughing too hard to continue #I am not to be trusted at Ollie’s. I always forget about the giant book section and I get lost in there for 20–30 minutes #I found Beautiful Oops and Midnight at the Tuscany Hotel there #and also a calligraphy book and a bread book and a soup book when I was younger #I’ve been hoarding books since I was a little kid #I like carrying them around the house with me #I don’t even read them half the time; I just like to hold them and reading interferes with holding them #They have The Fox comics there but I don’t dare get those with either of my parents present #because they’re quite gory #I hate the stickers so much though. You can never get them completely off

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