Currently reading a book called Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the 60s by Tom O ‘Neil. The book that I just finished was Flowers in the Attic.
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Currently listening to Mark Steyn's reading of the 1907 novel Lord of the World, recommended (of all people) by Pope Francis. It's a sci-fi novel, set in the far-off 21st century, where international air travel is commonplace, news is transferred instantly via wireless telegraph and displayed in people's homes, and growing secularism (after a big Communist revolution in 1917) is threatening the faith of even the most dedicated priests, as one begins to suspect that Judgment Day may in fact be coming...
It's genuinely and utterly baffling that Pope Francis recommended this book. There is a scene portraying (and implicitly condemning) a scene almost identical to the Pachenmama incident. There are hints and mentions throughout about commonplace euthanasia, about the perversion of sex roles, and the evils of secular globalization, all of which 100% ring true today.
I'd have never heard of this book if it weren't for a man who seems at the very least complicit for doing the things the book warns against, and the book features a priest actually named "Francis" who loses his faith and collaborates with the globalists. I don't know what to make of that.
Great book, overall. Looking forward to finishing it.
EDIT: Also, Pope Francis was right when he described the prologue as 'a bit heavy'. If you're not interested in a half hour of pure exposition about one possible trajectory of Communism and globalism throughout the 20th century, you can skip to the next chapter and lose almost no plot.
Very interesting! Thanks!
I don't know if you're Christian or not: the book was written by a Catholic priest and is as heavily religious as that would suggest, and would probably give Ayn Rand an aneurysm. But you'll definitely enjoy the prologue.