[Aptorian]

Week 2 of 5 is upon us.

This week we read from roughly pages 100-200, or what ever fits with your chapters or percentages on your ebook.

What did you think of last week? What do you think of the book so far? Where do you think the story is going?

I'm not exactly in love with the books writing style. The paragraph jumps between sentences, the words left unwritten. There's rules damn it!

I also care little for "Theo's" younger years. I understand the narrative device but I want more present day depression and uprising.

This post has been edited by Aptorian: 26 August 2019 - 07:10 PM

[Aptorian]

“Government raises taxes to subsidise business. That’s what economic planning means.”

This is a heck of a statement.

[Tiste Simeon]

Yes the style is very hard to get along with but for me it adds to the uncomfortable tone of the content. Once I got past the writing style I really got into the swing of it. It truly is a hard book to "like" but it is really fascinating.

[Salt-Man Z]

I've felt the opposite of Apt so far: I've been enjoying the Theo flashbacks more than the present day stuff, 'cause, well, the present is mostly just him and Neila (?) sitting on a boat. (Though that looks to be changing now.)

[Salt-Man Z]

"Illegal but affordable"

[Macros]

Read a little.bit on the plane before take off. Then nap time, I struggle to stay awake on flights now I've conditioned myself so well to drop off to sleep on them.

Hoping to catch up week 2 tonight or tomorrow evening. Doing some work now.
Then will be up to speed for week 3

[Macros]

Ok, caught up on week 2

Things are starting to get interesting. My thoughts on my prediction, whilst it may not play out to the letter, in spirit it will I still think.

Not entirely sure what Markse is playing at

Spoiler

he is either as he seems, standard company goon, greasy and unlikeable, or in a curve ball he's actually someone who is trying to undermine the company as well.and will ultimately be an ally for Theo, who knows

But the tone is unremittingly bleak, and, for me, increasingly plausible on the low end of the scale because it's already what rich people do to an extent. Throw money and make a problem disappear.