Shitlord Book Club: "The Witches of Chiswick" Jumping in the bandwagon started by /u/fat_is_gross :-) "The Witches of Chiswick", by Robert Rankin, tells the story of our hero William Starling, who lives in a dystopian London in the 23rd century. He stumbles upon a Victorian picture with an image of a digital watch in it, which starts him on a path of discovery that seems to indicate history had been edited to hide the fact that super advanced technology had been around since the 19th century. It's a time-traveling tale of adventure and intrigue, following William's attempts to find out why the world is in such a fucked up state. How is this relevant to FPH, you ask? The thing you won't find mentioned in any of the online reviews I found is, William is the ONLY Shitlord in a world of hambeasts. He doesn't eat excessively, he walks everywhere, exercises and doesn't want to be fat, while everyone else is obese (at least) and fit-shames him incessantly. In other words, imagine if you were transported to Tumblrworld *shudders* I read it years ago, while on my way to recovering from being a ham, and although I wasn't a Shitlord at the time, the image of what living in a full-ham society would be always stuck with me. The tone of the book is satirical, so the shitlording is done in a light-hearted manner, but it's there. I really enjoyed the book.