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Every book Hannah Claire Brimlow recommended on podcasts
Hannah Claire Brimlow appears as a guest and commentator on Timcast IRL, where she discusses politics, culture, and social issues. During her appearances on the program, Hannah Claire has recommended and discussed several notable books. She cited Lenore Skenazy's book Free-Range Kids during a conversation about allowing children to explore their environment independently and build self-reliance. She recommended Neal Stephenson's novel The Diamond Age as essential reading for anyone interested in futuristic drone warfare, technology, and anti-drone swarms. For listeners interested in how government agencies and the CIA infiltrated subcultures and Hollywood, she recommended reading David McGowan's Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon. Additionally, she encouraged listeners to check out Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Democracy - the God That Failed, praising it as a brilliant book presenting arguments in favor of monarchy. Beyond direct recommendations, Hannah Claire participated in discussions regarding J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, touching upon famous lines and text accuracy. She also discussed cyberpunk concepts in relation to Ghost in the Shell and mentioned Samuel G. Drake's The Book of the Indians; Or, Biography and History of the Indians of North America while examining historical quotes and attributions.
Books recommended by Hannah Claire Brimlow
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Discussed“I always go back to Hillbilly Elegy and its profound impact on the American psyche.”
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White Fragility
White Fragility by Dr.
Discussed“well if you don't that's why fragility exactly that's literally what that book is based on”
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The White Pill
The White Pill by Michael Malice is a nonfiction book that examines historical collapses of totalitarian regimes and offers an optimistic counter-narrative to modern cynicism.
Recommended“Michael malice on Twitter and uh the white pill book I hope you all read it and enjoy it”
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic dystopian novel depicting a technologically advanced future society driven by synthetic happiness, societal sorting, and consumerism.
Discussed“Brave New World and all of the children are gestated in pods and no one has any Joy”
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The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.
Discussed“I am no man. Oh, that was so cringe. Was that really really in the book? Yeah, it was.”
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The Diamond Age
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson is a science fiction novel that explores a futuristic world shaped by nanotechnology, interactive educational devices, and societal shifts.
Recommended“And there's a great book uh a great novel called The Diamond Age. Are you any of you guys familiar with that? and Neil Stevenson.”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel that explores totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and the manipulation of truth and language in a fictionalized police state.
Recommended“and I think when you look at this baseball player apologizing and saying he will be re-educated you need to understand just How Deeply entrenched we are go read 1984 or any one of these books we're at the point of re-education we've been here for some time so we need to address it especially when Chick-fil-A is doing the”
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Democracy - the God That Failed
Democracy - the God That Failed by Hans-Hermann Hoppe is a prominent critique of democratic systems and a defense of monarchical governance.
Recommended“Hans Hermann Hapa has written a brilliant book on this called democracy The God That Failed which I would just encourage everybody to check out it's a really good read very brilliant”
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Free-Range Kids
Free-Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy is a provocative parenting guide that advocates for granting children greater autonomy, independent exploration, and unstructured free play to foster resilience and maturity.
Recommended“They bring up Free Range Kids, which is a great uh it's a um well, she's got a Lenor Skynazy.”
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Government Gangsters
Government Gangsters by Kash Pramod Patel offers a critical insider perspective on federal agencies, government bureaucracy, and the inner workings of the American political establishment.
Recommended“book recommendation if the Biden Administration doesn't want you to read it you should buy it immediately”
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How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is a non-fiction exploration of the history and science of psychedelics, documenting their resurgence in treating mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, and addiction.
Recommended“michael pollan has been great there's a new documentary on netflix that comes out this month all about the medicinal uses of psilocybin by michael pollan who his book is called i think it was the number one bestseller how to change your mind was his book all about um psychedelics”
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The Female Brain
The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine is an exploration of neurobiology that details the biological and hormonal differences between men and women.
Recommended“there's this really great book called um the female brain and it was written by a neurobiologist”
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The Glass Factory
The Glass Factory by Braxton McCoy is a personal narrative and veteran-focused book detailing resilience, healing, and the physical and emotional recovery processes following severe trauma.
Discussed“what's the book called The Glass Factory”
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Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon
Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon by David McGowan is a non-fiction book exploring the dark history and alleged secret intelligence operations within the Laurel Canyon music scene.
Recommended“Fair fair point, though. Anyone out there should read the book Weird Scenes from Loyal Laurel Canyon, which does talk about the CIA uh infiltrating different subcultures and putting actors in to certain places to do their bidding.”
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12 Rules for Life
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B.
Discussed“what it was um what it was Jordan Peterson's uh book called 12 rules for life like it is about framing the way you view the world and giving people this lens from which to approach the the challenges they face”
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1900, or, The last president
Ingersoll Lockwood's 1900, or, The Last President is a late-nineteenth-century political fiction work depicting a tumultuous New York City roiled by protests following the surprising victory of a populist presidential candidate.
Discussed“Chris Raa noted in Newsweek that Baron Trump's Adventures begin in Russia Rota also mentioned another book of Lockwood's 1900 or the last president in which New York City is Riven by protests following the shocking victory of a populous candidate in the 1896 presidential election who brings on the downfall of the American Republic”
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Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey
Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey by Ingersoll Lockwood is a late 19th-century children's fantasy novel about a young aristocrat named Baron Trump navigating strange subterranean worlds.
Discussed“INR Lockwood yeah the novels appear to be real travels and Adventures of little Baron Trump and his wonderful dog Bulger in 1889 the sequel Baron Trump's marvelous underground journey in 1893 I don't believe it”
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Bowling Alone
Bowling Alone by Robert D.
Discussed“that Robert Putnam who wrote bowling alone talks about this it's just a complete degradation of community”
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins is an autobiographical book detailing the author's work in manipulating foreign nations into massive debts to serve United States corporate and geopolitical interests.
Discussed“John Perkins is the author of the book secrets of an economic Hitman and William Cooper was a radio host and hero of the militia movement and of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVey”
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Cryptonomicon
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson is a sprawling science fiction novel that intertwines World War II code-breaking efforts with modern cryptography and the conceptual origins of digital currency.
Discussed“Like he's got a crypto uh cryptonnomicon which is about cryptography in World War II.”
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Fallacies of the faculty
Discussed“However, it's been debunked as apocryphal by librarian Samuel Sass who trace the quote back to a 1981 book called the book of book of facts and fallacies.”
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Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a journalistic investigative account detailing the inner workings and chaotic decision-making of the Trump administration.
Discussed“The Washington Post described how Russ's description of her experience at the Trump Organization offered support for Bob Woodward Woodward's book Fear and at the time blah blah blah both works described the president a president whose orders are not always carried out by those around him.”
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L.
Discussed“Musk leans into runchy Grock companions teasing Fifty Shades inspired bot.”
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Gender Queer
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is an autobiographical graphic novel that chronicles the author's journey of self-identity, asexuality, and gender exploration.
Discussed“we don't want genderqueer we don't want flamer we don't want a lot of these books a lot of them are actually graphic novels and I wonder if it would be if anyone would even notice if they were not graphic novels because that's where you see this you see you know uh lesbians fellating a strap-on and gender queer”
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Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell is a cyberpunk science fiction story exploring futuristic themes of advanced technology, cyberization, and artificial intelligence.
Discussed“So, uh, have you guys ever seen Ghost in the Shell? Yeah. Yeah, of course. Man, that's it's a it's a movie. I think more than one. They're remaking it, aren't they?”
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Good calories, bad calories
Gary Taubes's exhaustive investigative work Good Calories, Bad Calories challenges conventional weight-loss wisdom by arguing that carbohydrates and hormonal responses, rather than simple caloric intake, drive obesity and chronic disease.
Discussed“Read Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Tobs. I lost over 100 pounds in 7 months, but ate more food by switching to eating all meat. Calories aren't important. Hormones are.”
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K.
Discussed“I wasn't allowed to read Harry Potter because if someone raised in a traditional home my parents didn't want me to be a nerd”
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Heather Has Two Mommies
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman is a pioneering children's book that tells the story of a young girl living in a household with two mothers, originally published to spark conversations about diverse family structures.
Discussed“like the book Heather has two mommies came out way before gay marriage like people were already wanting to enable you to have these kind of conversations about kids”
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How to Read the Bible
How to Read the Bible by James L.
Discussed“It reminds me a little bit of this story about the school district in Utah a liberal parent said well you I I think you should ban the Bible because the Bible talks about sex and the Bible's pornographic scenes”
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Loose change
Loose Change by Sara Davidson captures personal and cultural transitions, though the title has also famously been associated with alternate investigative media and artistic works.
Discussed“In the poem Bowman credits 2005 documentary Loose Change and the 2007 documentary series Zeitgeist which explore theories behind the terror attacks that counter official narratives”
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Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus
Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus by John Gray is a widely recognized relationship guide that explores perceived psychological and communicative differences between men and women.
Discussed“when John Gray wrote that one of my favorite things that I read in it by the way my dad kept recommending that to me uh because he was like you just need to know that they're not the same thing”
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One Second After
One Second After by William R.
Discussed“Christina H who says can the daily wire make the novel one second after into a movie it's about a small town trying to survive if the US is hit with an EMP attack”
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Original Sin
Original Sin by Tatha Wiley is an investigative political work reporting on the inner circles of the Biden administration and the press coverage surrounding the president's public appearances and health.
Discussed“Joined by Axios reporter Alex Thompson to promote their new book, Original Sin, Tapper directly addressed criticisms from the former Fox News host on her SiriusXM show. Tapper admitted that he and others in the press ignored visible signs of Biden's decline. Published on Tuesday, Original Sin, President Biden's decline, its cover up, and his disastrous choice to run again”
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Private parts
Private Parts by Howard Stern is a bestselling autobiographical memoir chronicling the controversial shock jock's rise through the radio ranks and his unorthodox approach to media.
Discussed“Like when did Private Parts come out? Like 1999 or something like that.”
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Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe is a collection of essays examining political posturing and social dynamics among the wealthy and elite.
Discussed“he wrote a book and he described it called radical Chic”
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Rage
Rage by Bob Woodward is an investigative non-fiction book that examines the Trump administration's handling of crises, race relations, and foreign diplomacy through extensive interviews and secret recordings.
Discussed“according to a new book by washington post associate editor bob woodward this is going to be the roughest thing you face”
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Sexual Behavior in the Human Female
Discussed“Kinsey wrote in his book sexual behavior in the human female that the reason a girl is traumatized when she's abused when she's underage is because the parents made a big deal out of it and not because of what actually happened”
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Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred Charles Kinsey, Wardell Baxter Pomeroy, and Clyde E.
Discussed“his first book sexual behavior in the human male was published in 1948 and sold several hundred thousand copy this is a textbook”
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The Anarchist Handbook
The Anarchist Handbook is an edited anthology compiled by Michael Malice that explores the diverse ideologies, histories, and varying philosophical flavors of anarchism.
Discussed“it's michael malus book and so you got the anarchist handbook”
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The Book of the Indians; Or, Biography and History of the Indians of North America, from Its First Discovery to the Year 1841 ...
Discussed“However, it's been debunked as apocryphal by librarian Samuel Sass who trace the quote back to a 1981 book called the book of book of facts and fallacies.”
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The Castle
The Castle by Franz Kafka is a surreal, unfinished novel that delves into the nightmarish nature of bureaucratic systems and the absurd inaccessibility of authority figures.
Discussed“and i said i'd like to read this book the castle by kafka”
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines class struggle and the core tenets of communism.
Discussed“the famed German co-authored The Communist Manifesto which scholar Frederick Engles in 1848 a piece of writing that makes the case for political theory of socialism”
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn is a monumental historical account of the Soviet forced labor camp system, drawn from the author's personal imprisonment and the testimonies of fellow inmates.
Discussed“you have morals which is typical of I mean souljitsen that's that's where I got that that that idea from souljits would talk about Soviet Union that way you know you're expected as a good communist or or good citizen you're expected to know better”
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The Little Prince
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a beloved French philosophical novella and children's classic that follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, addressing themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss.
Discussed“The Torch Bearer flew in a hot air balloon past a number of recognizable figures including the titular character from the famous French Nolla The Little Prince and the Statue of Liberty”
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The Next Civil War
The Next Civil War by Stephen Marche is a non-fiction book that examines the escalating political polarization, institutional decay, and potential catalysts for severe civil conflict in the United States.
Discussed“joining us to discuss this in depth is the author of the next civil war stephen marsh”
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The Plot Against the King
The Plot Against the King by Kash Patel is a children's book that presents a whimsical, allegorical take on the political controversies and investigations surrounding the Trump administration.
Discussed“I'm looking forward to the show and thanks for the book cash this is cool looking man I'm glad you're the wizard we have to be creative I am looking forward to reading this kid's book it seems delightful”
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The Population Bomb
The Population Bomb by Paul R.
Discussed“Biologist paul ehrlich once explained the threat as the population bomb saying quote”
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The Room Where It Happened
The Room Where It Happened by John R.
Discussed“There were concerns early on in 2020 that when he released his book, perhaps he had used classified information to construct that book, which is called The Room Where It Happens, which I think it's funny cuz he basically ripped that off from Hamilton cuz that's, you know, that's Aaron Burr's song in the show.”
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The two-income trap
The Two-Income Trap by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi explores the economic realities of dual-income households and the financial pressures facing modern families.
Discussed“Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote a very interesting book on this called the two income trap now that she doesn't uh but she doesn't align with much much of what she writes in that book”
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Tower of Lies
Discussed“She released a memoir, Tower of Lies. What my 18 years of working with Trump reveals about him.”
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Tragedy and hope
Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley is a sweeping historical compendium chronicling the evolution of Western civilization and the behind-the-scenes influence of Anglo-American financial and political elites during the twentieth century.
Discussed“Well, long long before Israel, long before the OSS, there was the AngloAmerican establishment. And this book was written in the late 40s by Carol Quigley.”
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Twilight
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a massively popular young adult vampire romance novel that launched a global cultural phenomenon.
Discussed“It's going to be Victor and it's based on the guy from Fifty Shades of Gray and the the vampire from Twilight.”
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What is Project 2025?
What is Project 2025? is a comprehensive conservative policy blueprint and transition plan for a future presidential administration, compiled by the Heritage Foundation and various allied organizations.
Discussed“this will be the first time she'll be confronted on Trump's project 2025 with Trump himself who's easily going to say that's not my plan I have nothing to do with it she keeps saying that that's not correct yeah it's amazing how much uh that is a part of her policy platform”
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Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist is a controversial 2007 documentary film series that explores various conspiracy theories, historical claims, and challenges to official narratives regarding major global events and economic systems.
Discussed“In the poem Bowman credits 2005 documentary Loose Change and the 2007 documentary series Zeitgeist which explore theories behind the terror attacks that counter official narratives”
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Books Hannah Claire Brimlow wrote
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“Prince Harry's book. I remember I was like, I was a joke. I was on a plane and they had like, you know, the free audio books or whatever. And there was Prince. And I was so glad I didn't download anything I forgot to. So I get on there and I play it and I just skip to a”
“Rolet Tamasi, the author of the Rational Mail series of books. Uh, I'm the co-host of Access Vegas”
“Aragorn. You know the fictional character from Lord of the Rings.”
“So that would mean that he was sharing classified information not just to write his dumb book, but to, you know, potentially potentially undermine the foreign affairs of the Trump administration”
“Just like Oliver.”
“This this is a woman who did her dissertation on rules for radicals. And yet there are people at my company who still will refuse to believe that, you know, she had any part in this.”
“Learn about the United States Constitution, the stories in the book of Genesis, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic, or the history of the ancient Christian church with Hillsdale College free online courses.”
“Maybe um Barbara F. Walter, this is a woman who worked for the CIA and wrote a book claiming civil war was coming, said Trump will start a massive international war so that he can run for a third term.”
“And also make sure you go to not sickofwinning.com and buy the book not sick of winning. It's celebrating Donald Trump's first 100 days. Michael Malice, why don't you tell us about this book?”
“Everybody, you got to go to not sick of winning.com buy the book. Uh I'm impressed. Hundred 100 chapters outlining each day of Trump's presidency.”
“In my opinion, aka the Holy Scriptures.”
“Like Clockwork Orange”
“this was largely from V for Vendetta”
“Yeah, I mean, it's part of Edith Wharton's art too, but like nobody wants to actually live in the House of Mirth.”
“Maybe you're watching Timcast IRL; we try to do our best, so a lot of people don't understand economics 101, and it literally is economics 101.”
“Like, someone's benefiting from this; Brave New World, and all of the children are gestated in pods and no one has any joy.”
“Tim Barry Linden is a far superior movie to The Patriot not familiar is anybody familiar with that movie no no never heard of it what's it called Barry Lyon L I guess we all going to have to watch something this weekend you've seen the Patriot with Mel Gibson right absolutely Baptist Church got a bus of course I've”
“everybody who's played Fallout 76 knows exactly what this is cuz it's in the game it's called the white Spring Resort”
“Henry has economics in one lesson would fix that would fix this problem”
“the point where it was a joke on like house house you keep your drugs in a lupus textbook”
“if Biden screws up enough I'll be able to find out if there actually is an X-Files division at the FBI”
“You've got like House of Cards Vibes who could this guy be”
“there's the one where they're burning all the books”
“there's the one where they're burning all the books um there's the one where the pigs are in charge”
“cigars and sig arms says if you want an idea of what the collapse of society will be like read the one second after trilogy by william fortion”
“real nice Buster real nice you can make it up to me by buying speechless controlling words controlling mines and paperback”
“and we're going to be talking about this with kenny shu who is the author of an inconvenient minority”
“sam bada says tim get rolo tomasi on the show he wants jack's just paraphrasing rollo's book the rational mail”
“i have a book called willpower and it all comes down to glucose”
“it reminds me of v for vendetta when evie goes to the comedian's house and in the secret room he's got bdsm”
“it's very much like uh watchmen the new series”
“it was a response to imagine Nawaz who tweeted the quote from 1984 that the streets had been renamed”
“welcome to the brave new world Oh 1984”
“we got a little bit of the Fahrenheit 451”
“we got a little bit of brave new world”