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Severance by Ling Ma! Contemplation of family expectations, inheritance and legacy, soaked in a cool observation of how capitalism shapes our lives and dressed up with some post-apocalyptic zombie drama (this last bit would have put me off. Don't let it put you off.)

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Ooh is this the book that was made into the TV show? I loved that show!

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Oh, no it's not. It should be though!

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OK definitely going on the list then! I love a post-apocalyptic drama...so for me it's probably the draw here!

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Fleishman Is In Trouble would have been considerably more watchable with more Claire Danes or Lizzy Caplan and (much) less Jesse Eisenberg!

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Gall’s is my favourite of all the laws for the reasons you gave. Thanks for bigging it up!

Books: as well as the aforementioned Fleishman, I’ve really enjoyed Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children series - themes of complexity, emergence, communication and empathy. Have you read any of those?

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Have not read those but adding now!

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