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Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21244 Posts
burgess himself didnt like ACO that much, he half assed it in two weeks to get paid | ||
Flicky
England2670 Posts
On September 11 2017 05:05 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: you'll probably dislike other burgess books since they're not that similar to ACO burgess himself didnt like ACO that much, he half assed it in two weeks to get paid wow, thanks for the faith in me cheep, dang. | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
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Flicky
England2670 Posts
Not sure if there's any reason to read this, especially when 1984 exists. | ||
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rbetenoire
United States28 Posts
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VaultD
Finland85 Posts
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B.I.G.
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Just checked and the narrator was Tim Gerald Reynolds FYI. | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
On September 13 2017 21:54 rbetenoire wrote: What are some good hard sci-fi novels from this decade? Blindsight, Peter Watts. It's a little older than a decade but it's really great. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18299 Posts
On September 13 2017 21:54 rbetenoire wrote: What are some good hard sci-fi novels from this decade? The Expanse series by James Corey (TV series is also good) the Three-body Problem and its sequels by Cixin Liu Less hard: The Long series by Baxter and Pratchett The children of the sky (Vernor Vinge) Haven't read seveneves yet, but it looks promising. | ||
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Carnivorous Sheep
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B.I.G.
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Redox
Germany24794 Posts
Liked The Expanse much more, read all 6 published so far. It is like classic hard sf but politically modern. I love how it champions science and you sometimes have simple "boring" scientists as the heros (same is true for TBP even more to be fair). Although I got less happy with it towards the later books. The main characters started to annoy me because it is always the same few people that solve the universe's problems while the rest is rather useless. And their relationships are stale and boring. | ||
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B.I.G.
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The only problem I had with it is that + Show Spoiler + I didn't really like the part where he describes the POV of the Trisolarians. I understand he needed it for some scientific exposé on how they checkmated us, and to show parallels between Wang Jie and Listener 1300 something, but they are still from a planet far far away so I don't understand how they could so easily figure out how to politically manipulate people from earth. Perhaps he should've highlighted how ETO explained them how to exploit humanities weaknesses or something. Otherwise a great and refreshing read. | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On September 13 2017 18:48 Flicky wrote: Animal Farm by George Orwell. So yeah it's a classic and all that so my criticism isn't really worth sharing, but I really didn't get much out of it. It's just a brief and obvious allegory. That's really it. Why read it over a history book? It doesn't go into personal detail in any satisfying way and it's not full of delicious writing. It's just kind of a summary of what happened almost beat for beat. I can't help feeling it would've been significantly better if it was completely original or actually explained things in detail (like a history book would). I guess it was probably a lot more interesting before people learnt about the Russian revolution in school. Not sure if there's any reason to read this, especially when 1984 exists. I find Orwell a fascinating character. There's so much underlying tension in his works. Like he's trying to be honest and good, but he realizes he's a misanthrope more interested in his own ideas than people. He tries to warn us of the dangers of authoritarianism while defending his socialism. He expounds on the danger of colonialism while holding the actual colonized peoples and cultures with barely concealed contempt. I don't say this to denigrate him. He's halfway there. He just doesn't quite use all of his keen observations to reassess the world. | ||
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Silvanel
Poland4756 Posts
On September 13 2017 18:48 Flicky wrote: Animal Farm by George Orwell. So yeah it's a classic and all that so my criticism isn't really worth sharing, but I really didn't get much out of it. It's just a brief and obvious allegory. That's really it. Why read it over a history book? It doesn't go into personal detail in any satisfying way and it's not full of delicious writing. It's just kind of a summary of what happened almost beat for beat. I can't help feeling it would've been significantly better if it was completely original or actually explained things in detail (like a history book would). I guess it was probably a lot more interesting before people learnt about the Russian revolution in school. Not sure if there's any reason to read this, especially when 1984 exists. Why would anyone suggest reading Animal Farm over history book? Its satire obviously, its not meant to replace actual history knowledge of any kind. Also You need to remember when the book was written. At the time many people (even intelectuals) were in love with communism. Your todays perspective is tottaly different than what people were thinking back then. Its easy to see all the flaws of communism after the fall of Soviet Union, not so much when book was first published. | ||
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Aveng3r
United States2411 Posts
Captivate - Vanessa van Edwards (pretty good) You are a badass - Jen sincero Influence - Robert Cialdini | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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B.I.G.
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On October 07 2017 11:25 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Pfft "soccer" | ||
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B.I.G.
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Flicky
England2670 Posts
On September 04 2017 19:47 ETisME wrote: I am reading: At the Existentialist Café it's a really good book. I have bought quite a few philosophical books on this topic but they were neither extremely difficult or not relateable. This book is basically a history of existentialism told in a very human way. There are difficult concepts but often mixed with personal dramas. (Sarter for example has a very open relationship with Beauvoir, they have other partners, some of those are children, some of those are married to the one who is cheating with another etc.) The most prodominate figures are Sarter, Beauvoir and Camus (plus many others of cause), and I now understand the significance of their work. Mostly because I have never considered the time and age it was written under. A lot of them are from France and had went through pre-war and war time to liberating France in WW2. Their work provide a beacon of light to those who are struggling to cope with the rapid change in society. I am close to finishing it, after this I will be going back to the books of these existentialists. Highly recommended even if you are not into philosophy, but there is a high chance you will like philosophy after reading the book Read this, very much enjoyed this as well! Thanks for the recommendation. Going to read a number of the books mentioned within. Also read Break it Down and Almost No Memory by [b]Lydia Davis. Some stories really resonate with me, others not so much. Nothing goes to either extreme or being amazing or terrible and they're so short they are pretty much incapable of overstaying their welcome. | ||
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