Speaking of the security arrangements of the nation-state ...
From Snow Crash, duh. No, I'm not re-reading it, I'm listening to it. This audiobook is, like, the best of that breed, not so much re-reading the words but getting a new take on an old friend.
"The social structure of any nation-state is ultimately determined by its security arrangements," Ng says, "and Mr. Lee understands this." Oh, wow, we're going to be profound now. Ng is suddenly talking just like the old white men on the TV pundit powwows, which Y.T.'s mother watches obsessively.
From Snow Crash, duh. No, I'm not re-reading it, I'm listening to it. This audiobook is, like, the best of that breed, not so much re-reading the words but getting a new take on an old friend.
