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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I got halfway through the second book and it just wasn't what I wanted anymore. My brother told me to keep going but it's been a while.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

That was fucking fantastic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for that video. It was fun!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm less interested in the average across all text. Lots of corporate bullshit maybe.

Im more interested in % of speakers with an average higher than... 1:100 or something.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh wild. When I first saw this on lemmy it was white and gold. Then I clicked the image and looked and thought, "yeah, that's what I figured." Then I scrolled up and it was blue and brown. Can see white and gold again. Fun.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

I've read a bunch from both authors and think your point checks out. Gainan has much more variety. I'm not sure it matters though.

My guess, worthless as it is, is that Gaiman's best works celebrated the marginalized. Loved them and taught you to love them. Respected them. His work taught people that his actions are terrible.

On the other hand, Stardust. Maybe my guess is totally wrong. Shrug

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

We're two years out from the API apocalypse. I think. That's how I got here.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's a book called Catch 22. Looks like the made a movie of it. The book is the funniest thing I've ever read. Made me think about how crazy fighting is. Sort of like a funny Slaughterhouse-Five.

Neither mentioned illegal orders as far as I remember. Was the movie quite different?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think time wasn't super kind to it. And I don't remember how clear it was in the movie that Scott's just not a good dude. My memory of the story is that the core is: Scott is bad. Scott accepts that. Scott starts doing better. But maybe that's just my headcannon.

It's a good lesson though! Just because you were bad doesn't mean you are bad. You can change. Life isn't a simplistic video game. It's a lesson I've needed from time to time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

This image from the Wikipedia page is great.

Certainly hypole comparing it to the Hamadian massacres. Still. Good image.

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I've always loved this list of sci-fi books. The 2000s web design compells me.

A while ago I tried to read the ones I hadn't. It was a lovely tour. My biggest surprise was enjoying Childhood's End.

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