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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-23 days agoWow, that’s super-topical in more ways than I had expected. The more I read, the more scarily insightful it gets. spoiler The main character being a refugee, with almost all that entails (can’t blame Doctorow for not anticipating it getting this bad) The dystopian collusion between the appliance-rentiers and the landlord, as well as the climax hinging on lack of tenant protections The way capitalism attempts to subsume all critique. This is a story that’s important, that everybody needs to read.
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoI’m an immigrant (not a refugee to be clear) and this excerpt absolutely nails the camaraderie aspect of it and the way that living in immigrant neighborhoods/buildings feels. Turns out, Doctorow’s father was born in a refugee camp.
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Wow, that’s super-topical in more ways than I had expected. The more I read, the more scarily insightful it gets.
spoiler
This is a story that’s important, that everybody needs to read.
I’m an immigrant (not a refugee to be clear) and this excerpt absolutely nails the camaraderie aspect of it and the way that living in immigrant neighborhoods/buildings feels. Turns out, Doctorow’s father was born in a refugee camp.