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The arts of the 20th century have inherited this responsibility and gone on from it, just as we have inherited political responsibilities — principles of democracy and self government… but since the discovery, or rediscovery, of the self as the arena of the arts was also concurrent with the collapse of the whole framework of values by which experience was traditionally ordered and judged — religion, politics, national cultural tradition and, finally, reason itself — it follows that the new, permanent condition of the arts was depression.

Page 54 But there is a paradox involved: as David Hume pointed out, monotheism is the only form of religion that can be taken seriously, because only monotheism treats the universe as a single, systematic, intelligible whole; yet its consequences are dogmatism, fanaticism and persecution; whereas polytheism, which is intellectually absurd and a positive obstacle to scientific understanding, produces tolerance, respect for individual freedom, a civilized breathing space.

If you get me talking about color theory or fractal mathematics, I will talk for ever.

Author: Dom Lawson Posted in: To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.

Oftentimes, a quote will go on for a good three or four pages.

I disliked the protagonist and I was annoyed by the casual sexism I don't need to know the breast size of every female in the book.

The newest Strixhaven spoilers make this wonderfully clear.

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Here's a first novel based on a completely fascinating premise that presents interesting, realistic and superbly developed characters; that develops a heart-warming romantic relationship complete with all the bumps, bruises and detours of reality; that avoids prurient sex and violence as completely unnecessary to the advancement of a well-written novel; and does it all with well crafted narrative and descriptive writing as well as positively hilarious dialogue! The continuity of his inner life is broken, his personality is at an end.

Or Mexican Coke with real sugar instead of corn syrup? This is a great book.

I discovered this fascinating book while looking for biographies of Sylvia Plath.

It's a good murder story.