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    "source": "https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/2859",
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  "thread": {
    "id": 2859,
    "subject": "Digest urth.v031.n010",
    "messages": 1,
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    "first": "2001-12-07T21:09:50+00:00",
    "last": "2001-12-07T21:09:50+00:00"
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  "messages": [
    {
      "message_id": "<urth-v0031-urth.v031.n011.1@digest.urth.net>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes",
        "address": "ddanehy at siebel.com"
      },
      "date": "2001-12-07T21:09:50+00:00",
      "subject": "RE: Digest urth.v031.n010",
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          "text": "MBS 808 asked:"
        },
        {
          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "my brother is in a bookclub and asked me for\nsuggestions - I offered a few, including fifth head of\ncerberus and Shadow of the torturer.. \n\nhe asked me to pick just one .. ideas, thoughts, alternatives?"
        },
        {
          "kind": "text",
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          "text": "Well, if it's \"just one\" I certainly would _not_ pick SotT.\n\nBasic question would be what the membership of the club is\nlike. If they are comfortable with SF - I mean _really_ \ncomfortable with it, people who actually know how written\nsf (as opposed to filmic sci-fi) works, then go with 5HC.\nIf not, I think your best bet is probably _Peace_ (distant \nsecond would be _Pandora_, but that might be better for a\ngroup that discusses on the \"Oprah's Book Club\" level).  \n\n--Dan'l"
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