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In which I call Arthur C. Clarke’s sci-fi classic ‘hella baller’

January 9, 2018 by tillie 1 Comment

Are you feeling hopeless at the prospect of 2018? Boy do I have the book for you. In childhood’s end the world is ruled by “overlords,” who clean up the world and end wars and bring peace to mankind – ain’t it swell? There can’t possibly be a caveat – – oh wait there is? [redacted for spoilers] Nevermind then. Right, so read this book, because at least we humans, as a species, are still kinda autonomous? “Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, Arthur C. Clarke, childhood's end, Mathildehoeg, sci-fi

Suddenly I’m that lady who talks about mystic aliens and stuff on subway.

April 12, 2017 by camilaputz Leave a Comment

There are two things I like to do which usually give me a somewhat eccentric aura if seen by strangers: hug trees and, out of nowhere, stop and look at the sky. The cosmos always fascinated me. Not only its colors, its stars, its movements, but also what I can only see with my imagination. So, nothing more obvious than my interest in sci-fi. I am part of a book club with some friends and Childhood’s end was the first book that we read in 2017. […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Science Fiction Tagged With: Arthur C. Clarke, book club, childhood's end, classic sci-fi

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