π΅ The grabbing hands π΅ grab all they can π΅ π΅ All for themselves π΅ after allπ΅
"I hope that policeman was reprimanded. I'll bet he decided to harass her because she was white, rich, and driving an electric car." Sure mom lmao I wanna live in your fantasy land
It is interesting: I found myself reading the whole book in part because I was fascinated that at no point did the author lose faith in their position, despite the obvious gaps and whatnot. They clearly believed in their message, at least to a strong degree, and that's definitely a whole other level of mental gymnastics.
I cannot image reading more than one of these, honestly. I admire your dedication to the cause
As far as I can tell this book is about how Hillary won 2016 but Trump 1 created a shadow government (maybe?) and split the US legally into a Blue half and a Red half with separate citizenship but it's still one country? And perhaps the lesson is that it's better to foment hatred because agreeing on anything is...bad? Impossible? It ought to have been a satire about how our government already pits us all against each other to stay in power. Sagan's Day is the Blue State replacement for X-Mass because it's too WOKE and EVANGELICAL. I'm confused about what happened to Christmas too. Is there an overlap with the Futurama universe? Perhaps, perhaps. Oh, and it thinks it's a gay AF book but constantly dunks on all the non-straight characters because of course it does.
I read all 284 pages of this slop-tastic fever dream because I thought that it must be some sort of satire. Nope. But it did inspire me to stop lurking and make an account so I could share some juicy tidbits. Especially since I can't leave a review for the author on Amazon cause I don't buy enough shit. Any ways, enjoy a few context-free quotes before I mulch this book.
'For Celebration of the Wise (aka Sagan's Day Eve), Ellie uses the small form Tree of Knowledge-- a table-size Bodhi Tree-- rather than the larger faux evergreen style. Portraits dangle from the branches. Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Bill Nye. Booker T. Washington. Madame Curie. Lise Meitner. Christopher Hitchens. There are other 2x2" portraits in the 21-person set, but she prefers simplicity. Bill Maher and Hillary Clinton were on last year, and the year before, but now it's time to let some others shine.'
'Alden ate his sausage and hash browns while watching the governor of Montana speak with the morning hosts of Fox Nation live. He's discussing recent successes by border militias battling Chinese drug cartels operating at the Canadian border. "If you're going to buy meth and ruin your life, you're going to have to buy American."'
'With God as our guide, we will help citizens maximize their income to live wealthy lives.'
'Blue speaks through the banging, "We must protect the masses from their extremism, Allie. By seeking to become the dominant ideology they will destroy all parties involved. Utopia is an impossibility. Do you agree?"'
'Sam gets out and walks to the bar. Alden follows her, trying not to fixate on how she waggles in the denim skirt. It's probable he is angry at himself while thinking of his mother's words, "They don't wear it for you to look. They wear it because they like the way they look in it." But was it some crazy coincidence that what many feminine identities like to wear happens to be the exact type of thing cis-het-male identities can barely look away from? Things are different in the Red states though. You can look. It's bait, decoration, natural attraction, biology. His transition mentor said so.'
'Allie chuckles. "I don't think anyone ever got lynched in Mississippi or left for dead in Wyoming because they like to pony-prance."'
Agree with Athena5898 that it got too moist, thyme can dry out a smidgeon between waterings. BUT usually mushrooms aren't bad. Look at those lil guys recycling nutrients! Unless mushrooms are going absolutely crazy I see them as a good sign.