Fuck the DB man.
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Fuck the DB man.
Train announcement: "We stopped and have to wait until the track section ahead of us is cleared, the operator in the train ahead of us had to avail himself of the facilities."
Bruh.
Guys, my bringing up the Vasa was a joke. The point is that the Vasa is - with minimal competition - the worst ship of them all. This thing failed so hard at the primary function of a ship, namely staying upright and afloat, that it sunk not even 30 minutes into its maiden voyage.
The Vasa spent not even half an hour as a ship (debatable), and then over 300 years as a wreck (derogatory). The Titanic could never.
The regrettable urge to bite into a raw piece of ginger, knowing fully well what to expect, but it is just sitting there so... Biteably.
I recently got several reading recommendations, and I just finished the first recommendation, "The Tainted Cup" by Robert Jackson Bennett. So, I need to write a verdict.
It's a rather unusual cross between a fantasy novel and a detective mystery that comes with a garnish of Pacific Rim.
Characters: eccentric and fun. Got unexpectedly invested in the survival of some of them.
Romance: basically negligible (one of my conditions).
Overall plot: the text gives you hints, but the "plot twists" are neither visible from a mile away nor unexpected (if you pay attention). Also, murder via trees. That should get your attention.
Leviathans: I still don't really understand what a leviathan is, but that doesn't actually matter too much. Because no one else does, either.
Walls: I need more money to get inside the first ring, because I'm definitely not made for a life behind the sea walls.
Overall, if you like both fantasy and murder mysteries, you should really give this one a try. I'm definitely reading the second volume of the series.
People really can't grasp the idea of not having any gender. To me, being gendered is something that is done to me by others. It is not actually tied to biology, but rather to their perception of me. And for whatever reason, it distresses people when I do not act like the arbritrary, overly simplified category they try to put me in.
Assigned "way too fucking pale" by one of my B&B hosts. 🫡
I was looking at more reviews and found one person reviewing a lot of fantasy books, and they listed LOTR as "stodgy, unromantic, and convoluted"
...some of us like the unromantic part, actually. Just saying.
But I found the concoluted part really funny, because as far as fantasy goes, LOTR does not stand out as one of the more convoluted works. The wider worldbuilding (e.g. the Silmarillion) could certainly be accused of being convoluted, but the story in LOTR itself is fairly straightforward, I think. 🤔 There's a long list of fantasy authors that have committed far bigger crimes in terms of convoluted storytelling...
It's always interesting to see what other readers take away from books, and how they're biases show... especially since this person then goes on to list Gormenghast as their absolute favourite.