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The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
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it was amazing
bookshelves: own
Read 2 times. Last read May 17, 2009.

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Nick Harkaway
“The sergeants are shunted forward and they blink and stare up at Gonzo as he leans on the edge of his giant mixing bowl. MacArthur never addressed his troops from a mixing bowl--not even one made from a spare geodesic radio emplacement shell--and certainly de Gaulle never did. But Gonzo Lubitsch does, and he does it as if a whole long line of commanders were standing at his shoulder, urging him on.

"Gentlemen," says Gonzo softly, "holidays are over. I need an oven, and I need one in about twenty minutes, or these fine flapjacks will go to waste, and that is not happening."

And something about this statement and the voice in which he says it makes it clear that this is simply true. One way or another, this thing will get done. Under a layer of grime and horror, these two are soldiers, and more, they are productive, can-do sorts of people. Rustily but with a gratitude which is not so far short of worship, they say "Yes, sir" and are about their business.”
Nick Harkaway, The Gone-Away World


Reading Progress

May 14, 2009 – Shelved (Hardcover Edition)
May 16, 2009 – Shelved as: 2009-read (Hardcover Edition)
May 16, 2009 – Shelved as: favourites (Hardcover Edition)
May 16, 2009 – Shelved as: from-library (Hardcover Edition)
May 16, 2009 – Shelved as: humour (Hardcover Edition)
May 16, 2009 – Shelved as: science-fiction (Hardcover Edition)
Started Reading
Started Reading (Hardcover Edition)
May 17, 2009 – Finished Reading
May 17, 2009 – Finished Reading (Hardcover Edition)
September 28, 2009 – Shelved as: post-apocalyptic (Hardcover Edition)
December 4, 2009 – Shelved
December 4, 2009 – Shelved as: own
January 2, 2010 – Shelved as: 2009-best10 (Hardcover Edition)

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