- @1book140, The Atlantic's Twitter book club, started China Miéville's novel "The City & The City" chapters 1-5 this week on #1b140_1. Next, we discuss chapters 6-11 on the hashtag #1b140_2.
Follow @1book140, join the conversation, or read more about this month's book. Readers began the novel by comparing it to familiar novels and tropes before settling into the novel's world itself.
Many discussed the idea of "Unseeing" and living "crasshatched" lives with other people.
@retireesmith #1b140_1 I've been wondering the same. Are some people able to see while others can't? It would seem chaotic if everyone saw.
@Velveetahead @retireesmith Young children are taught to see/unsee based on their city/culture. It isn't inherent. #1b140_1Others compared cities of the novel to the places where they live.
- @thommore79 As a (half) Asian person in a homogenized white community, I've grown up trying to unsee all my differences. #1b140_1
Bookies also shared helpful explanations and details with each other
I wondered about that too, but there does seem to be a diff lang. RT @walkingsheep: #1b140_1 "Faluna Detail"? What's wrong with Jane Doe?
@petomane_ancien @kymminbarcelona @peajayar #1b140_1 Ah, google tells me 'feluna de tal' is Jane Doe or Madame X. Thanks!
@walkingsheep Tecnology-wise, I get the impression this is a made-up country in our modern world. It never becomes important, tho. #1b140_1
#1b140_1 Here's definitions of 'bezel' homonym of city's name : Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. thefreedictionary.com/bezel
- Patricia RosierThat's cool, making a blog out of a selection of the tweets.2012-12-09T09:26:28.070Z
