Present Imperfect
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Dorian by Will Self
“Rear up and pull away from Herman’s dead face, because, hey, that’s what everyone does. They rear up and pull away from the faces of the dead. They reel back — and in so doing they cast away the years. Recency is its own reward — and so much better than the Regency. Only a very few of the dead are vouchsafed the ability to reach a wraith-like hand from beyond and tap somebody they have known on the shoulder. Some warm body who’s hurrying up a crowded street, in the full light of day, on his way to an important encounter with an old friend.” Read more...
City of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate
“I’ll tell you this: a normal guy with a normal job? He rarely faces a moral decision to keep him awake at night so, in my experience, he typically doesn’t have much in the way of morality at all. But the dirtier your business, the more important your morals become. So whatever you make of me, you should trust I’m a man of principle.” Read more...