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Science Fiction Book Club (Remote)
February 16, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
$15 – $25We will discuss Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots.
About the Book:
his debut is a hilariously sly indictment of our knee-jerk ideas of good and bad, asking pointed questions about the cost of “justice.”
Anna is a “Hench”–a data science temp who helps super villains operate at the cutting edge of evil. Anna rationalizes that being a cog in the villain machine isn’t that different than being a cog in the corporate machine.
When she becomes collateral damage and is badly injured during a superhero rescue, she (of course) gets laid off. Broke, angry and bedbound, she starts a website that calculates the human cost of the mayhem superheroes wreak upon the world. Once she gets into the weeds of the data, it’s clear that the line between good and evil is mostly marketing.
TO ATTEND:
1) Purchase the book club book to support our shop. If you already own the book you may purchase a gift certificate or sponsor a stack for $15 or $25 dollars depending on if the book club book is paperback or hardcover.
2) Email us after your purchase that you plan on attending and we’ll supply the password.
REMOTE INSTRUCTIONS
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https://zoom.us/j/306490858
Meeting ID: 306 490 858