About to start another replay of The Last of Us both one and two. I would pay a lot of money to be able to forget the story and experience it again anew.
Same with good shows, movies, games, etc. I kinda feel hollow after.
I mean, to some degree, yes? But then I pick up another book and get over it.
Me recently with Project Hail Mary. Now just reading sub par sci-fi space books trying to chase that same feeling of exploration and wonder.
Hot damn, this has been on my reading list for a while, gonna start it today.
The first two Kingkiller books.
Where’s the god damn 3rd book, Patrick? I
Agree, but also a little toxic, but also the donation fiasco, but also bringing that to is a little toxic on my part, but also the Kvothe sex was a little bit out of character, but also it’s easy to second guess, but also the stolen ring disappointment was perfectly bittersweet so I think I’m happy with just the two books and I wish you and him the best, and it would be a nice little life bonus if we got a 3rd book, but again I’m happy with what we got, and I got my best trivia team name from one of his livestreams: dick wizard
I just keep reading The Neverending Story.
You mean the wandering inn webseries?
I’m a Stephen king fan, so by the time I finish one of his books he’s written 3 more
Stephen King is the opposite of G. R. R. Martin
they should have a child together who writes at the perfect rate
I feel like his completion of the dark tower is on par with grim’s GOT wrap up.
He defended The List recently, so fuck him.
Idk what that is
The Epstein list. He basically said it was fake. He’s always been an asshole as far as I’m concerned, but I’ve usually agreed with his political tweets (or whatever he uses that people post). I have no loyalty to him, and find it strange that he would claim it was made up.
I still haven’t recovered from reading The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed
I’m in the middle of the Dispossessed and I love The Left Hand of Darkness. I swear if these books were less sexual I’d want teenagers to have to read them. Left Hand to teach about cultural and gendered biases and the Dispossessed to teach that your ideology won’t create a utopia, but that doesn’t mean it won’t make things better. It’s an absolute shame that LeGuinn kinda requires nerdiness to be introduced to.
City of Illusions still haunts me as well and I keep bringing it up to my wife as we watch Three Body Problem. Its prequels Rocannon’s World and Planet of Exile were good as the sci fi sword and sorcery followed by sci fi pocahontas (problematicness included) that they were. But City was a book about a Taoist against lies and liars and it hit hard for that.
Personally I found Omelas highly overrated though. It’s a visceral depiction of a common thought experiment but a common thought experiment it was
I read those Dispossessed and LHoD in the 80s, and then reread them more recently, and I’m amazed at how well they hold up. So often stories and sensibilities feel dated when you get to many decades from when they were written, but those two books could have been written yesterday. Both masterpieces, for sure. I’m not sure who you feel they’re inappropriate for teenagers though.
I never read City of Illusions - at least I don’t think I have. I’ll add it to my list. What do you think of Three Body Problem? I read the book and didn’t really care for it (I know I’m in the minority there).
Teenagers shouldn’t be reading about sex? Am I reading your intention correctly?
I’m not going to be the one to advocate for teenagers having to read about sex
Well I think it needs done. But like many things…no one asked me so here I am! Have a good day, Comrade.
Bro when I was 16 all I thought about was sex
That’s easy. I never finish the book. Same with great TV shows.
Those are the books worth reading
No one who writes in this pidgin has ever read a book.
no one who disparages dialects is worth conversing with.
Often. That why I don’t start a series of books unless there are at least like 4-5 in the series. But even then the series ends sometimes and it feels like you’ve lost a dear friend.
Heck yes. “What happens now!?” Where do the characters go? What happens next in the world the author built for us? Personally there’s even a slight bit of resentment to pick up another book about another character set in the same world, perhaps somewhere else in the timeline, because I got so into the part I’d read and don’t want to have to shift gears and learn about new characters, settings, and personalities.
The Magicians book series by Lev Grossman was really a big nice circle with a complete ending in my opinion. I read it twice and so truly immersed in the entire experience.
A House For Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul was another deeply immersive experience of an entire life itself. And every person out there is living all this on their own. When I finished it I just thought “what an epic masterpiece!”
that when I watch movies. even monty python life of brian. I ended up “I consumed that whole journey in about an hour seems taking too much of my energy”. So I never like watching movies.
Especially a more dramatic movies, I once watched a movie about the hussite war (forgot its name, same timeline to kingdom come deliverance) and it was more exhausting. Video games too sometimes.
I don’t EVER start an anime or a comic book unless the entire series is complete.
I rather miss out on the new stuff. There is plenty of completed comics and anime to enjoy.
I do the same for TV series, I don’t watch one unless it’s complete. Why wait for episodes or invest time in a series that turns out to get bad or get cancelled? There is enough good, complete ones to watch.
This is how I feel about playing Outer Wilds.
I need to play this. I get the same feelings with RPGs or really good open world games. Would love to add another to the list
Did you play with a mouse and keyboard? I started it on my PC and it said it needed a controller. So instead I switched to my Steam Deck, but I felt like the small screen wasn’t doing it justice, so I stopped.
Been meaning to pick it back up again.
Honestly you can play it with keyboard and mouse no problem. Don’t let it prevent you from playing!
Controller all the way.
I think it’s mostly the zero-G and ship controls where it matters.
I came to the comments just to say this. I’m glad I’m not the only one
Fffffuuuuuu you both beat me to it. I try to get others to play it so I can live vicariously through their amazement! Bought it on Steam for a gaming buddy and for my brother on Switch.
