This story will be retold by the novel’s close, just as the novel will retell itself. The ending ignites an immediate desire to reread the chapters leading up to it: incidents and characters that seemed trivial acquire new meanings. It is the web itself that provides the solution. The official investigators in Disappearing Earth dither at the story’s periphery and come up empty-handed. But for Phillips the intricate web linking her characters is not a mystery to be uncovered by a solitary detective. all that shared personal history becomes a breeding ground for intrigue. Petropavlovsk uncannily resembles a small, overlooked city in the American West, with its old-timers praising the way things used to be, its restless youth dreaming of metropolitan glamour and escape. As remote as this world is, readers will find it strangely familiar.
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You are looking at this review, and those from others, that you hope will help you decide whether or not to read this book. Re pill, blue pill whose choice is it anyway? Still, a good book for the research, and I would recommend it, but it needs to be approached with a wary eye. They were all made possible, by the same collectivist cultures that she seeks to portray as superior here. Germany in WW1 and WW2, Imperial Japan, Soviet Russia, the tragedy of Communist China, Pol Pot, and so on. History shows us that the more collectivist cultures are more easily led, and less likely to resist dictators. Populist language that highlights the seeming humility of the collectivist and the ego of the individual passes as evidence instead. She also makes a series of value statements concerning the superiority of the collective versus the individual without actually making a case as to why the collectivist is superior. Seems trivial in context, but had she said something to the effect that the religious have chosen to live by certain strictures of faith, she would have been both more accurate, and objective (she was examining American adults who had the ability to walk away from their chosen faith). When discussing the religious as compared to the non-religious she says the religious have had their choices taken away. Good book, but her collectivist bias comes through too strong. But on the night of the party, things go south when a close journalist friend of Grace's mysteriously plunges from the roof top of the hotel. Lana and Anna May can't imagine things getting any better until they learn their aunt has yet another surprise in store for them-a swanky cocktail party hosted for the freelancers of Southern California. Even the restaurant convention proves to be worthwhile and entertaining, especially when Lana witnesses a dramatic cat fight between a fortune cookie vendor and a journalist. 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