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Harfoots are literally described as “browner of skin” by Tolkien so I have no idea what you are talking about.

I think they underestimated how dramatic this community can be. Which is surprising considering the map size whining that happened.

It’s incredible. Probably the most “human” book I’ve ever read in my life. It sounds boring but I was absolutely enthralled with this old butler taking a road trip from the first 3 pages. There’s a bit of unreliable narration and a lot of nuance to the writing. The prose is beautiful and the characters are incredibly memorable and amazing.

Remains of the Day is maybe my favorite book of all time. Never Let Me Go was fine but paled in comparison. I wanted to like it a lot more than I did. I’m glad you’re liking it. I think RotD set up some unrealistic expectations.

Counterpoint: Guillotines

Do US next pls

Actually I think I’m the opposite. I hate encumbrance more when it’s massive. When I played survival mode in Fallout NV, I found it so much more fun to only pick up essential items. I would commonly pick up water bottles and food instead of valuable weapons or ammo. I was usually way under my low encumbrance because I had a mindset switch to only pick up stuff that will allow me to survive the desert.

It is when you start assuming non-bigots are bad people because of what they look like.

Are you this opposed to women’s shelters not allowing men in order to provide a safe space for women?

I actually see the value in providing a safe space for oppressed or marginalized communities, such in the way that women’s shelters don’t allow men.

I don’t know what the answer is be here, but it’s not nearly as black and white (no pun intended) as commenters here seem to believe.

You know, people say this, and I agree to an extent but if the major dystopias, I actually think it’s the least relevant? Brave New World is probably #1 for me for relevance, with Handmaid’s Tale sadly not far behind it.

I have. Been stuck on them for about a month with not a ton of progress on books.

Paved Paradise would be fairly interesting to someone that knows nothing about city planning and such. It will definitely make you notice just how much useless space is around you for parking, and probably make you mad about it. It also goes into some be interesting history about how the mobs controlled parking in cities like New York and Chicago.

It definitely makes you look at things differently, which is always a good thing.

The Iron Heel, by Jack London

Basically one of the first major political dystopias written in the modern sense. It’s super cool too, basically the book is an old manuscript about an attempted socialist revolution, before the world was taken over by oligarchic tyrannical capitalists. There’s basically two stories being told, one in the socialist narrative itself occurring in the past, and one in the footnotes, showing glimmers of some of the capitalist horrors in the “present time”. Super neat way to tell a story, and I’m really enjoying it so far. It’s super heavy handed, and I would maybe call it similar to a socialist version of an Ayn Rand dystopia, like Anthem, but you know… Actually good. And thematically opposite to any coherent thought Ayn Rand tried to impart onto her readers.

I’m about halfway through and enjoying it quite a bit. It a LOT different than anything else by Jack London I’ve read (just his Yukon/Alaska stuff)

Paved Paradise, How Parking Explains the World, by Henry Grabar

A book about parking. The history of parking, parking policy, and how it has basically ruined American cities over the past 80 years. Sounds boring but I have really been getting into city planning books recently so I’m enjoying it.

The King of Elfland’s Daughter, by Lord Dunsany

As a huge Tolkien fan, it has taken me far too long to read this one. Considering Lord Dunsany was a huge influence and inspiration for JRR Tolkien, I don’t think it’s that controversial to say this is one of the most influential works on the fantasy genre of all time. It’s beautifully written, with very poetic prose. Story is fine so far, not much to write home about but plot doesn’t really matter when the writing is this pretty.

Everything on this instance is fantasy. So much so that I legitimately thought it was a fantasy instance for awhile. I find any and all non-fantasy discussion to be really refreshing.

What are you specifically enjoying about TKaM?

I completely ignore ratings on Goodreads. If anything, a higher rating on Goodreads makes me less interested in it. Harry Potter 5 has a 4.5 rating on there, Heart of Darkness has a 3.5 and that’s all I need to know.

That being said, if there’s a book I’m interested, the reviews there can be helpful. I’ll usually read one 5 star review. 2-3 one star reviews, and like 5 three star reviews.

I tend to read a lot of classics so I generally don’t need to do a lot of vetting. If something is still relevant after decades/centuries, it’s probably worth my time. And honestly, there are very few books I’ve hated (other than Walden, dear god was that one bad).

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I have the Leaf 2 and would highly recommend. Works great, and is much better for your eyes. I use it every day.

If a trailer doesn’t have gameplay you can throw it straight in the garbage. Thanks.

My dude is about to become a Scooby Doo villain

The distinction between socialism and communism gets a little silly imo. Some people claim that communism is a stateless society, and that countries like the Soviet Union practiced socialism, which is just a stepping stone towards communism. You seem to be implying the opposite. Either way, there’s like a million different things you could call these ideologies (state-socialism, market socialism, democratic-socialism, communism, anarcho-communism, Stalinism, etc)

Ultimately, I just want workers to own the means of production in my city, whatever you want to call that.