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Hey guys rather than reading bad scifi like whatever Boing Boing's or i09's pick of the week is, maybe read good scifi? Stuff like Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Sheckley, E.C. Tubb or Allan Cole and Chris Bunch.
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Jun 28, 2015 21:42
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Groovelord Neato posted:I don't think ANY authors can write a sex scene because Don DeLillo is considered a writer of true literature and his dirty talk and sex scenes are loving hilariously bad on that level (I think there's one that's even worse I can't remember if it's in White Noise or not). FTFY. I have yet to read a well-written sex scene in ANY fiction genre -- every single one of them has always stopped the plot cold with the author's awkward idea of sex-talk and clunky, embarrassing descriptions of sexual acts, and I don't know why authors persist in including them (with possible exception of trashy romance novels, which, let's face it, are built on that kind of stuff). Sex scenes are totally useless -- we all know what sex is, we all do it, and stuff that might seem hot when you're doing it just looks ridiculous typed out on a page. There are far better ways to show that your characters are into each other without going "AND THEN THEY hosed!" ... Actually, now that I think about it, just writing "AND THEN THEY hosed!" instead of including a lousy, pointless sex scene would probably be better.
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Jun 28, 2015 23:22
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The sex scene in Franz Kafka's "Amerika" goes perfectly with the absurdly(In the Camus sense) depressing tone of the novel.
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Jun 29, 2015 00:03
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I got some bad news for everyone, but Cline's wrote a sequel to Ready Player One.
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Jul 8, 2015 01:09
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Key line: "This is a book that ends with someone unironically quoting Yoda."
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Jul 8, 2015 01:11
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quote:After nearly 100 pages of overly specific descriptions of Zack's online battles with his friends Yeah I ain't loving reading that. Like yeah I have a long history of sucking my own dick over a lovely, indulgent, narcissistic identification with nerd and "gamer" culture, but I always had the decency to be deeply ashamed of that and not whore myself out as a paid sideshow under the pretension of "commentary" on my peers. Christ, what an rear end in a top hat.
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Jul 8, 2015 01:19
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Young Freud posted:I got some bad news for everyone, but Cline's wrote a sequel to Ready Player One. Pro read. quote:“My Terra Firma ranking is too abysmal to say out loud,” I said, laying on the false modesty with a trowel. “But in the Armada rankings I'm currently sixth.” And of course the comments are full of people attacking the author for besmirching the honor of gaming culture.
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Jul 8, 2015 01:22
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Borneo Jimmy posted:Hey guys rather than reading bad scifi like whatever Boing Boing's or i09's pick of the week is, maybe read good scifi? Stuff like Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Sheckley, E.C. Tubb or Allan Cole and Chris Bunch. Stanislaw Lem or GTFO
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Jul 8, 2015 01:41
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Sleeveless posted:Pro read. holy poo poo that's some bad writing stating the obvious, but
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Jul 8, 2015 02:15
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I bet those same nerds bash Twilight or Fifty Shades.
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Jul 8, 2015 15:05
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why did u read the book if it was so bad the person that is bad is u
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Jul 8, 2015 16:16
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Oh, man, I didn't realize that "Armada" isn't a direct sequel to "Ready Player One". I almost assumed it by how similar the main characters are to each other. Although, I'm certain that "Armada"'s lead has his '80s affections turned up to 11.
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Jul 8, 2015 19:42
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Young Freud posted:I got some bad news for everyone, but Cline's wrote a sequel to Ready Player One. That's a really good review: quote:Armada often feels like it's being narrated by that one guy in your group of friends who never stops quoting the Simpsons, a tic that feels increasingly tiresome and off-putting in the face of the novel’s supposedly apocalyptic stakes. On more than one occasion, soldiers salute each other en route to world-ending battles by solemnly swearing that “the Force” will be with them, and one character flies to his supposedly tragic and moving death while screaming quotes from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. This is a book that ends with someone unironically quoting Yoda. lol
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Jul 9, 2015 02:00
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What I'm really looking forward to is next decade's geek nostalgia opus "Ready Poster One", main characters GoatMan and his love interest TubGirl have to use the power of 'tism to perfectly reenact famous internet memes.
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