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# Naked sock puppet!
(SockCooker ПТН ПНХ, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 21:54, archived)
# DId you know that all of what he wrote about is true?
And he was actually The Invisible Man? And The Elephant Man was half man half martian?
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 21:55, archived)
# And Africans are subhuman?
(I helped save b3ta! Peregr1n @peregr1n, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 21:58, archived)
# RACIST!
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 21:58, archived)
# Read 'The Sleeper Awakes'
Cracking book, except that it exposes some rather unfortunate opinions on the part of Mr Wells.
(I helped save b3ta! Peregr1n @peregr1n, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:02, archived)
# I see.
I'll check it out....
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:05, archived)
# To be honest he was probably reflecting established public opinion at the time
but I suspect it's why the book has never been as famous as his others.
Other than that, it's my favourite H G Wells book.
The political commentary is also pretty blatant but interesting.
It would make a good film conversion.
(I helped save b3ta! Peregr1n @peregr1n, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:10, archived)
# Yeah, I know what you mean.
It is very difficult to simply call some of these old books overtly racist. Unfortunately, it was generally held public opinion. Luckily it is not the case now.
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:14, archived)
# Here's the Gutenberg link:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/775

Definitely worth a read.
(I helped save b3ta! Peregr1n @peregr1n, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:18, archived)
# not racist
they are a completely different species... so

SPECIESIST!
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:05, archived)
# is that a rankin reference?
(I helped save b3ta! charlie?, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:01, archived)
# It may be :)
I may have finished The Witches of Chiswick last week ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:04, archived)
# haha brill!
now read knees up mother earth, which is a kind of a sequel :D
(I helped save b3ta! charlie?, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:06, archived)
# Will do,
although I have started reading Snuff Fiction again today. Ill get it out this week as I am sure I will finish this in a couple of days, along with my Spike Milligan book :)
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:12, archived)
# i have just started "jonathan strange and mr norrell" by susanna clarke
it may keep me going for a while, it is fucking HUGE!
(I helped save b3ta! charlie?, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:15, archived)
# Jesus!
That does look big! Ill check that out in the library too when I get up there!
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 22:19, archived)