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shiftedshape) wrote2020-07-16 10:14 pm
shiftedshape) wrote2020-07-16 10:14 pm
OOC: Barge Reading List
Note: This is a work in progress! I will add thoughts as I get to them, as well as any addition recommendations. Strikethroughs indicate dropped characters.
Zoe Hange
⮚ March of the Penguins
⮚ Thoughts: Very educational. Surprisingly violent for a film seemingly aimed at children, particularly given how coddled children are on Earth.
⮚ March of the Penguins
⮚ Thoughts: Very educational. Surprisingly violent for a film seemingly aimed at children, particularly given how coddled children are on Earth.
Steve Newlin
⮚ Edgar Allen Poe
⮚ Thoughts: The poetry can be a bit repetitive, but that adds to the unnerving nature of his works in some cases. The man seems to fixate on human cruelty, possibly to an unhealthy degree.
⮚ Anne Rice
⮚ Thoughts: It is clear which of these three Mr. Newlin has been most influenced by. The prose is so purple it might as well be suffocating.
⮚ Bram Stoker
⮚ Thoughts: Apparently that Dracula fellow just lives here now. This is probably a bad thing.
⮚ Edgar Allen Poe
⮚ Thoughts: The poetry can be a bit repetitive, but that adds to the unnerving nature of his works in some cases. The man seems to fixate on human cruelty, possibly to an unhealthy degree.
⮚ Anne Rice
⮚ Thoughts: It is clear which of these three Mr. Newlin has been most influenced by. The prose is so purple it might as well be suffocating.
⮚ Bram Stoker
⮚ Thoughts: Apparently that Dracula fellow just lives here now. This is probably a bad thing.
Martin Hart
⮚ The Hunt for the Red October
⮚ Thoughts: Intriguing. I'm lacking some context given I wasn't exactly paying attention to Earth politics during this era. Still, entertaining enough.
⮚ The Hunt for the Red October
⮚ Thoughts: Intriguing. I'm lacking some context given I wasn't exactly paying attention to Earth politics during this era. Still, entertaining enough.
Misty Day
⮚ The Lion King
⮚ Thoughts: Was Scar an outcast simply because he was slightly deformed? Do lion prides truly operate in this manner? Why were there only three males? Entertaining and sad, but I'm left with many questions.
⮚ The Lion King
⮚ Thoughts: Was Scar an outcast simply because he was slightly deformed? Do lion prides truly operate in this manner? Why were there only three males? Entertaining and sad, but I'm left with many questions.
Pagan Min
⮚ King Min's Kyrat
⮚ Thoughts: Well, this is blatant propaganda. I don't trust a word of it.
⮚ King Min's Kyrat
⮚ Thoughts: Well, this is blatant propaganda. I don't trust a word of it.
Archer
⮚ Hesiod's Theogeny
⮚ Thoughts: I've encountered these myths elsewhere, but it is interesting to see such an early text. I wonder how many of these characters are actual people in Archer's world.
⮚ The Epic of Gilgamesh
⮚ Thoughts: Barbaric as any other early Earth text, though Asgard has similar stories if one goes back that far-- some of which were true. Perhaps Gilgamesh's stories are true in Archer's world as well.
⮚ Hesiod's Theogeny
⮚ Thoughts: I've encountered these myths elsewhere, but it is interesting to see such an early text. I wonder how many of these characters are actual people in Archer's world.
⮚ The Epic of Gilgamesh
⮚ Thoughts: Barbaric as any other early Earth text, though Asgard has similar stories if one goes back that far-- some of which were true. Perhaps Gilgamesh's stories are true in Archer's world as well.
William
⮚ Pale Fire
⮚ Thoughts: Very complex. William must be quite intelligent.
⮚ Revolver Rob, the Red-Handed
⮚ Thoughts: Quite surprised the library has this one. Entertaining in a mind-numbing sort of way. Everyone has their mindless distractions, I suppose.
⮚ The (Christian) Bible
⮚ Thoughts: It is truly a wonder how little of this is actually adopted by those who follow it. Then again, the contradictions don't exactly make it easy.
⮚ Pale Fire
⮚ Thoughts: Very complex. William must be quite intelligent.
⮚ Revolver Rob, the Red-Handed
⮚ Thoughts: Quite surprised the library has this one. Entertaining in a mind-numbing sort of way. Everyone has their mindless distractions, I suppose.
⮚ The (Christian) Bible
⮚ Thoughts: It is truly a wonder how little of this is actually adopted by those who follow it. Then again, the contradictions don't exactly make it easy.
Billiam the Triangle
⮚ Dianetics
⮚ Thoughts: As I suspected, this is utter rubbish. On further research, confirmed it is a primary text for a "religion" focused largely on making its leader rich and powerful. Will have to see why exactly Bill suggested it other than to play a joke on me.
⮚ Dianetics
⮚ Thoughts: As I suspected, this is utter rubbish. On further research, confirmed it is a primary text for a "religion" focused largely on making its leader rich and powerful. Will have to see why exactly Bill suggested it other than to play a joke on me.
Tiffany Doggett
⮚ "Interpersonal Dynamics in a Simulated Prison"
⮚ Thoughts: Humanity at its core is as power-hungry as any other race.
⮚ "Interpersonal Dynamics in a Simulated Prison"
⮚ Thoughts: Humanity at its core is as power-hungry as any other race.
Tess
⮚ Twilight
⮚ Thoughts: It is one thing to become romantically entangled with someone hundreds of years younger than you. Preying on a literal adolescent is quite another. I will never understand why humans desire being victimized in this way, though I suppose it is good to know about this particular weakness.
⮚ 50 Shades of Grey
⮚ Thoughts: There is a film of this, apparently. I would assume it was simply pornographic, but the way this man misunderstands playing with dominance in the bedroom as an excuse to fully control the protagonist's life leaves me to wonder if it isn't a horror movie instead.
⮚ The Da Vinci Code
⮚ Thoughts: Vaguely interesting. Better written than the other two she suggested, but not by as much as the author would like, I imagine.
⮚ Twilight
⮚ Thoughts: It is one thing to become romantically entangled with someone hundreds of years younger than you. Preying on a literal adolescent is quite another. I will never understand why humans desire being victimized in this way, though I suppose it is good to know about this particular weakness.
⮚ 50 Shades of Grey
⮚ Thoughts: There is a film of this, apparently. I would assume it was simply pornographic, but the way this man misunderstands playing with dominance in the bedroom as an excuse to fully control the protagonist's life leaves me to wonder if it isn't a horror movie instead.
⮚ The Da Vinci Code
⮚ Thoughts: Vaguely interesting. Better written than the other two she suggested, but not by as much as the author would like, I imagine.
Iris Wildthyme
⮚ Magical Realism and Surrealist Fiction
⮚ (I'm open to suggestions on titles for this!)
⮚ Magical Realism and Surrealist Fiction
⮚ (I'm open to suggestions on titles for this!)
Rita
⮚ Some Wild Shit
⮚ Thoughts: Rita's reality sounds highly entertaining. I'd like to visit, someday.
⮚ Some Wild Shit
⮚ Thoughts: Rita's reality sounds highly entertaining. I'd like to visit, someday.
Dancy Flammarion
⮚ Beowulf
⮚ Thoughts: Nostalgic. It's clear that humanity hasn't moved as far away from this glorified violence as they think they have.
⮚ As I Lay Dying
⮚ Thoughts: Beautifully written. Complex. Dancy might be quite intelligent.
⮚ Beowulf
⮚ Thoughts: Nostalgic. It's clear that humanity hasn't moved as far away from this glorified violence as they think they have.
⮚ As I Lay Dying
⮚ Thoughts: Beautifully written. Complex. Dancy might be quite intelligent.
Angel
⮚ Bullets and Baddies: how to hit a straight shot without blowing off your own arm
⮚ Thoughts: Guns can be effective but never quite seem worth the risk. Then again, I've never been one for the direct approach anyway.
⮚ Vault Hunting 101
⮚ Thoughts: Clearly a relatively advanced society, but no less materialistic and power-hungry than any other.
⮚ Cryptids of Pandora: EXPOSED
⮚ Thoughts: Amusing and strange. How many of these actually exist in Angel's reality remains to be seen.
⮚ Bullets and Baddies: how to hit a straight shot without blowing off your own arm
⮚ Thoughts: Guns can be effective but never quite seem worth the risk. Then again, I've never been one for the direct approach anyway.
⮚ Vault Hunting 101
⮚ Thoughts: Clearly a relatively advanced society, but no less materialistic and power-hungry than any other.
⮚ Cryptids of Pandora: EXPOSED
⮚ Thoughts: Amusing and strange. How many of these actually exist in Angel's reality remains to be seen.
Nikola Tesla
⮚ Na Drini ćuprija [The Bridge on the Drina]
⮚Thoughts: Quite educational. Covers quite a bit of time I missed in Earth's history. I wonder when Tesla comes from in relation to its printing.
⮚ Gorski vijenac [The Mountain Wreath]
⮚Thoughts: An area of Earth I'm unfamiliar with. I wonder where exactly Tesla hails from, given these texts.
⮚ Na Drini ćuprija [The Bridge on the Drina]
⮚Thoughts: Quite educational. Covers quite a bit of time I missed in Earth's history. I wonder when Tesla comes from in relation to its printing.
⮚ Gorski vijenac [The Mountain Wreath]
⮚Thoughts: An area of Earth I'm unfamiliar with. I wonder where exactly Tesla hails from, given these texts.
Quentin Coldwater
⮚ American Gods by Neil Gaiman
⮚Thoughts: Certainly captures Odin's desire for self-preservation over most anything else.
⮚ American Gods by Neil Gaiman
⮚Thoughts: Certainly captures Odin's desire for self-preservation over most anything else.
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