Doppelganger

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Naomi Klein is a voice that needs to be heard.

Where the world labels This or That, she points out nuance.
Where the world spouts rhetoric, she preaches community.

The book takes some pretty weighty, polarized topics (climate change, Israel/Palestine, Covid mandates) and, with the utmost clarity and kindness, and calls for understanding

Does the book pinball from topic to topic? Sure. Is the term Mirror World slightly off-putting? Yes. But anyone who can hold tension between the miracle of medicine and science, whilst still side-eying Big Pharma, can lead me just about anywhere.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Press UK for this oblique ARC.

About Angela

My name is Angela, but I answer to Ang, Andrea, and Mommy. I am 42 years old, but somehow feel both 26 and 149. Sometimes at the same time. I love Jesus, but hate at least 2/3rds of the humans He created. I consider myself a good wife but a lousy housekeeper. I love being a mother but don’t particularly like children. Quality time and sarcasm are my Love Languages. Yes! You absolutely can drop by, provided you give me 15 minutes to panic-clean and put on pants. I know that 1 in every 33 births result in multiples. I know that gap narrows to 1 in 12 for subsequent pregnancies. I know this is why my tubes are cut, burned, and tied. Not today, Satan. I can recite the entire script of The Princess Bride, (including accents) and believe that the meaning of life is contained within. Birth stories, theDodo.com, and Soldiers-returning-home videos make me happy-ugly-cry. Being interrupted, a poorly made bed, and that Christmas Shoes song make me want to punch somebody. I’m an extrovert with crushing social anxiety. To deal with stress, I crack jokes. They will be awkward and make the situation 10x worse. I can whistle and hum at the same time, but I cannot touch my toes. I look grand in orange, red, and pink, but rubbish in yellow and blue. I am a writer. I have a dog named Henri. I have a brother named Adam. They are not related. I am slightly neurotic. No I’m not. Yes I am.

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