These are the two books I look at this week. A philosophical sci-fi novel and a nonfiction book about transhumanism. Both blew my mind.

Solaris by Stanisław Lem and To Be a Machine by Mark O'Connell

Do you want to get everything you ever wanted &amp; live your best life? Then you're going to have to read hard, wide &amp; free. 
Together, let's learn how to read &amp; write by analysing the best works ever written, and then some. 
How do writers do it - keep readers turning the page until they finish the book or throw it across the room? 
Each episode looks at one book, its first line and a standout section where there's a lesson to be learned about writing.
Dissecting writers' language, genre and how their work fits into a greater context can help us understand other people and ourselves. x

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Do you want to get everything you ever wanted & live your best life? Then you're going to have to read hard, wide & free. Together, let's learn how to read & write by analysing the best works ever written, and then some. How do writers do it - keep readers turning the page until they finish the book or throw it across the room? Each episode looks at one book, its first line and a standout section where there's a lesson to be learned about writing. Dissecting writers' language, genre and how their work fits into a greater context can help us understand other people and ourselves. x

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