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Books for the Lockdown – Dystopian and Depressing

On March 30, 2020March 24, 2020 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

Another week of the lockdown passed. I’m sure all of us are getting a bit antsy by now. Hopefully, all of you and your loved ones are healthy and safe. Last week we looked at happy and funny books. This week we’ll take another tack – going down the dystopian and apocalyptic route. If you …

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VOX – Christina Dalcher

On March 9, 2020March 8, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews2 Comments

On holiday I again turned to my Kindle. This time a February retreat to a beautiful villa in a wind farm on Tenerife. The weather matched the dystopian mood of the book as a storm carrying Sahara sand descended. There was no sea, whitish emptiness where it was supposed to be. The wind turbines, by …

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