I am a member of 3 cliques of size 8
deoridhe,
animeg,
r0n1n,
s1ncer1ty,
fuzzyfruit,
learan,
kalla,
shingan
atpolittlebit,
restriction,
crantz,
eljuno,
enough_space,
backfromspace,
deoridhe,
shoiryu
shoiryu,
restriction,
crantz,
eljuno,
backfromspace,
hugsnkisses_,
deoridhe,
enough_space
Also, I have to share. This man's snark is impressive and amazing, and the target is about as well defended as a pillow fort at a Viking Raid.
Through Buck's eyes, we learn that this story takes place in the proverbial "not-so-distant future," in a world very much like our own. Only a few, minor details have been fictionalized for the sake of the novel. I've noticed four so far in the book:
1. In Left Behind, our Newsweek magazine is replaced with its fictional counterpart, Global Weekly.
2. Rayford and Hattie work for a fictionalized American-based airline, called "Pan-Continental."
3. While in our world the Concorde has ceased making commercial flights, it's still flying in the pages of Left Behind.
4. There's a miracle formula that turns desert sand into fertile soil; the world's economy has been transformed so that agriculture is more lucrative than high-tech industry; Israel has made peace and lasting friendship with the Palestinians and all her Arab neighbors, who have happily ceded their territory and sovereignty; Russia has formed an alliance with Ethiopia -- now a feared nuclear power -- and launched tens of thousands of warheads at otherwise tranquil, peaceful Israel, but all of the missiles are destroyed harmlessly in a blatant act of divine intervention, providing such overwhelming, incontrovertible evidence of God's existence that everyone is forced to ignore it.
But, you know, except for little details like that, this world is exactly like our own. It's uncanny.
( Unrequested weight rant )
Other rants to follow soon, don't worry!