![]() If you want to experience a fresh take on the end of the world, musings on why literature and the imagination matter, and just a well told tale of bravery, friendship, and ideals, then this is the book for you. But, taking a page out of great British authors like Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett, Harkaway is not afraid to ramble and explore little side-streets in the story which seem unrelated but serve to enrich the setting and the story being told.īecause of this, The Gone Away World is not an easy read “slim” or “concise” are not adjectives you’d use to describe it. At its core, The Gone Away World tells a story of friendship, love, memory, and childhood. But Nick Harkaway’s The Gone Away World was published in 2008 and successfully manages to navigate all those tropes and then some. Writing a story about pirates, ninjas, and the end of the world seems like something that could only be successfully done in the 90’s, when the Internet was fresh and naive and that kind of randomness was considered the height of humor. The Gone Away World (2008) by Nick Harkaway We also want to know what all you cool people out there have been getting up to as well, so make sure to let us know in the comments. Noyan and Eden already bring you great pop culture recommendations and discussions each week on the Heavy Blog podcast, but why should they get to have all the fun? (Just because they essentially maintain and run the blog itself? I think not!) Now it’s the rest of the staff’s turn to share all the cool things from beyond the world of music that have been tickling their fancy over the last fortnight everything from books to films, TV shows, video games and beyond! ![]() It’s been said that there’s more to life than music and, while we remain sceptical, we’ve decided to test the premise with our new bi-weekly Cool People Column!
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