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  • Saddam writing

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    An amusing article at Reason on Saddam’s career as the best-selling novelist in Iraqi history (even before his book was released, would you believe it).

  • Culture books

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    Join the Culture list Book Group! We’re reading The Princess Bride by William Goldman to start off with.

  • Colder War

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    A Colder War – a highly fun SF novelette set in the Cold War about nuclear bombers, interplanetary gateways and Cthulu. Great fiction for free!

  • The Years of Rice and Salt

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    Finished The Years of Rice and Salt. As usual, it’s up to Kim Stanley Robinson’s high standards. I’m not going to review the book here, as Salon has already got an excellent review. What I want to do is to talk about my impressions of the book. Firstly, it’s not for everyone, and it is…

  • Rice and Salt

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    No updates today – still reading The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson. It’s one of those books that catches you off your guard every so often with a wonderful phrase that makes you beam in complete delight, with characters that you can really understand. I was having a conversation with my…