A Desolation Called Peace

such a great exploration of language, empire, and what it means to be “human”

 ???If we are lucky??? indeed. Sometimes we are. Sometimes we aren???t. But we try anyway, try to make ourselves understood to others ??? and to understand others, in turn. And when the desire to understand and to be understood in turn is genuine, borne from a true desire to comprehend, well??? If language is what makes us human, then to know another, and to be known by another, is one of the greatest accomplishments of our species. 

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An incredible followup to the first book and somehow surpasses it as well. Cannot wait to see what Martine puts out next.