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Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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it was amazing
bookshelves: 2021-shelf, sci-fi

And all of a sudden, we've got ourselves a political treatise, a medieval fairy tale, and a Red Rising hardcore high-tech revolution all rolled into one tiny novella.

Can you say Adrian Tchaikovsky?

I thought it was funny as hell right at the very beginning that our main character would be named Tocqueville, as in comte de Tocqueville, the French Aristo that argued for the decent treatment of the lower end of the class struggle, who was so essential to the formation of the United States of America.

And I found it equally hilarious how we jumped right from Robin Hood to education to revolution and a great little twist at the end. Class warfare, you know? And it's almost as if we're channeling a little taste of Attack on Titan, too, with a pretty fantastic turn of the knife on vegetarianism.

Delicious. Yum Yum. :)
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Reading Progress

December 20, 2021 – Started Reading
December 20, 2021 – Shelved as: to-read
December 20, 2021 – Shelved
December 21, 2021 – Shelved as: 2021-shelf
December 21, 2021 – Shelved as: sci-fi
December 21, 2021 – Finished Reading

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Nataliya Interesting! I did not make a historical connection for Torquell, so thanks!


Bradley My pleasure!


Pete Wentland The ending just made it perfect for me, resolving the one slight misgiving which I had through the rest of the book


Bradley I admit I feel the same. :)


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