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I'm just a few dozens of pages from finishing “Maldita Guerra” by Francisco Doratioto, a book about the Paraguayan War which was the bloodiest inter-state war fought in South America. A war that also defined the development of the Brazilian military and its institutional role.
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I'm reading Ada Palmer's Terra Ignota series.
I had actually read the first two books when they came out, but it has been long enough that I forgot the details.
In a way, it's like the ultimate reddit story
The premise: it's year 2445. After the church war
, discussion about religion has been made illegal except between individuals and a sort of specially trained therapist 
. The bonds of nation and state have been dismantled
by the existence of an impossibly quick and efficient public transit system that uses flying cars, enabling a true form of global citizenship which is entirely voluntary
. Gender also no longer exists, having also been blamed for the church war 
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Despite how ridiculous it all is, the book presents it all so earnestly that it doesn't really bother me. Having reread the first two books, I find they hold up well and are plenty entertaining. Hopefully the quality is maintained into the next two.
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