6/30/2023 0 Comments Want by cindy pon![]() ![]() ![]() Not only can they afford such suits, the you's wealth affords them cosmetic surgery, simulated entertainment, and the luxuries and grandeur of high society. The rich people, or you (有) which means to have, are able to afford and wear technologically-advanced suits that provide them with clean oxygen thus protecting them against the pollution. ![]() Set in the distant future, Taipei is perpetually covered in a thick layer of toxic smog. There are very few books that ever satisfy my sociologically-inclined and discoursing heart, but Want was such a book - and more. It is important, now more than ever, that we read books like Pon's Want. We need books that not only examine such issues, but books that do so well and with a critical lens. It is for these reasons that we need more books that tackle social and political issues, and books that offer critique of our own society. ![]() Pollution and global warming are on the rise, the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer, and we live in a society where corporations have a startling amount of power over our own lives. ![]()
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