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Spooky Bitches Book Club: The Descent by Jeff Long
The Descent by Jeff LongMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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The writing itself is very good. The horror/agony scenes are very realistic. Reading the book I realised that all of the languages used to describe 'the others' have been used by colonizers before. They are savages, they have no respect for human life (correction they have no respect for people like us i.e homo sapiens and why should they?) they are literally evil. So we are justified in marching with our armies and killing them while 'exploring' and benefit from the hidden wealth we might discover. And don't tell me that this wouldn't be the case; Americans marched on Iraq for their oil - oops sorry I meant to protect themselves against the non-existent nuclear bombs the Iraqis had. Does that sound familiar? The pilgrims saved native Americans so much that only 5 million of them survive. The British brought civilization to India; the best Briton of all times, Winston Churchill was responsible for more than 2 million deaths by famine. And don't get me started on how King Leopold treated people of Kongo.
The only way colonizers felt empathy for those other than themselves was when the 'others' suffered the trials of Job. Look at Uncle Thomas hut. It's thinly veiled torture porn. So this other species murders our kind at will. Our guns and technology can't help us. Well, they must be fallen angels and evil reincarnate for not wanting us to colonize them and treat them like we have all the 'others' before grudgingly accepting that they are humans too and might deserve human rights. Therefore we will exploit them in different ways, via economic sanctions etc. Oops, we cannot do that because they are a bunch of homicidal maniacs that are going to eat us, literally. Well, good for them. I am rooting for the devil this time.
The scientists above ground are looking for the leader of the Handals - Satan - above the ground. Ok, this story has officially been derailed. I think the whole Satan story arc could have been omitted.
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Monday, December 07, 2020
Spooky Bitches Book Club: Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
Mongrels by Stephen Graham JonesMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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First of let me start by saying that werewolf lives suck. They are stipped in misery and poverty. The book is very engaging and the language is simple and easy to follow but, oh my God. The story is heartbreaking. The sad and disturbing thing is that if you replace paranormal wolfishness with drug and alcohol addiction, the story wouldn't change much. The family is practically illiterate and destitute. Moves around all the time due to illegal shit they have to pull to survive and there is no end in sight. There is no 'good choice' that the protagonist can make that will change his fate. Their misery is so deep and so complete - we are talking about generation upon generation of semi-existing - that they cannot even fathom a way out. They are unloved and unwanted and thoroughly desperate all the times. I have a suspicion that werewolfism is just a metaphor for being native American and If that is true, holy shit the crimes committed against them by the world are terrible.
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