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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Karl@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I had begun reading a short story or a novel on gutenberg.org couple of years ago (Those who don't know, it's a site where you can find all kinds of public domain ebooks.) The story was set in a distant future where people time travel to various time periods of the past and live there and thereby drain resources of the past. There was some kind of structure called time dome or smth like that. It read from the pov of a guy called Ted, Tom or Taylor. I had to uninstall my browser and therefore lose all data. Tried to find it, but couldn't. It was interesting enough for me to remember even today.

Edit: I can't believe this myself, but I somehow found it and it was actually reaalllyy easy. Took me like 30 seconds. I just went to Project Gutenberg, opened the books about time travel section, scrolled down and down and there it was... Tyrants of Time by Milton Lesser. Even though I read it in Gutenberg.org, not once did I look up in Gutenberg itself. I made social media posts, googled it, asked chatgpt and all that. I have no idea why I didn't look it up in Gutenberg itself. And the structure I called 'Time Dome' was actually Eradrome, it's a place that facilitates time travel. And the protagonist is actually Tedor Barwan. Damn, I'm really stupid!!

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[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

In elementary school, when I was still learning English as an immigrant, I read about a third of this book about a society that criminalized every kind of candy under the guise of being healthy. Like actually criminalized, the book talks about how kids caught with candy are sent for "rehabilitation" and any adults selling candy to kids are imprisoned for life. It wasn't until I was older did I realize it was most likely commentary on the War on Drugs and now I really want to finish it but don't remember what it's called.

[-] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Could it be Bootleg?

I wanted to read more plot details to see how closely it matched your description but all the synopsis are a bit vague. I saw the TV show as a kid. Apparently there was a manga and an anime made from it as well. In this one they're more specifically focussed upon chocolate than all confectionery generally but it sounds like that may have featured too.

[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

YES THAT'S THE ONE! Thank you!

Damn, seeing that cover unlocked a whole wave of nostalgia.

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