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  1. Comment on Let's organize a Tildes "Dwarf Fortress" succession game! in ~games

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    I don't know anything about this but it sounds interesting

    I don't know anything about this but it sounds interesting

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  3. Comment on What books are you reading right now? in ~talk

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    Wolfe is very wordy. I first read Look Homeward, Angel because my mom bought me that when I requested a nice copy of a Tom Wolfe book for Christmas. It was a happy coincidence, because I really...

    Wolfe is very wordy. I first read Look Homeward, Angel because my mom bought me that when I requested a nice copy of a Tom Wolfe book for Christmas. It was a happy coincidence, because I really enjoyed the book. I agree -- it could have been more concise. Many years later, the thing I love and remember the most about the novel was how he captured the character of the older brother through the letters that he sent home. Wolfe somehow captured this hilariously stuck-up letter-writting style in a way that stuck with me. The example that comes to mind immediately was when the brother writes "Say Not The Struggle Naught Availeth" in one of his letters in reference to some (as i remember it) trivial difficulty he was enduring in his life. I looked that line up and found it was a famous poem... I don't have any great insight into it but I thought it was hilarious and I know have that phrase tattooed. I also laugh to myself every time I put a phrase in quotes in an email. :)

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  4. Comment on What books are you reading right now? in ~talk

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    I read Snow Crash for the first time when I was working at a pizza restaurant. During lunch, I worked in a basement room answering phones. Someone had left that book down there and I started...

    I read Snow Crash for the first time when I was working at a pizza restaurant. During lunch, I worked in a basement room answering phones. Someone had left that book down there and I started reading it during my shifts and eventually took it home and devoured it. So glad someone left it there for me to find! I have absolutely loved reading other Stephenson books since. Educational, historical, vocab-enhancing, and hilarious! :)

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  5. Comment on What books are you reading right now? in ~talk

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    I love this style of journalism. I'm currently enjoying Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer, which combines so much history with a compelling fictional narrative. Wolfe is such a master at weaving in...

    I love this style of journalism. I'm currently enjoying Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer, which combines so much history with a compelling fictional narrative. Wolfe is such a master at weaving in the personal, intimate narrative to the historical reality.

  6. Comment on What books are you reading right now? in ~talk

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    I am reading Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer. Love it! such a great mix of history and fiction. Something that I've loved about Mailer and James Ellroy.

    I am reading Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer. Love it! such a great mix of history and fiction. Something that I've loved about Mailer and James Ellroy.