Two fiction books in
a row? What is happening? 'The Tin Men' was read as some light relief a third
of the way through Robert Caro's magisterial biography of Robert Moses, which
weighs more than Bibs. 700 pages to go, including a world war and a state-wide freeway building programme, as well as the
inexorable descent into corruption of an idealist faced with the realities of
power. 'The Road' was a very good read, set in a dystopian future where America
is a wasteland, and a father and son are trying to survive and escape to a
better future. The love and sacrifice of the (unnamed) father for his (unnamed)
son was choking. Helen's having a read of it now. 'The Tin Men' is over 50
years old, but seemed so relevant - programming computers to carry out roles
traditionally performed by humans, including producing novels, newspapers and
resolving ethical dilemmas, and the boredom and ennui of office life.
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