Reading more and different interpretations of a thing you want to better understand is always good. When you think about other people’s opinions of a thing you like, it introduces you to new information. Even when you’re reading opinions and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Moderation is only relevant in a setting where rules of moderation are imposed. For example, no one in the publishing industry is forced to publish a book that doesn’t conform with their rules. That’s moderation. However if the government attempted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stop using the word “criticism” as a shield to excuse yourself when you attack and harass writers on a personal level. Saying “you, the author are a monster, and your fiction is destroying society” is an attack, not a literary[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve never said that they’re not, and it’s fascinating and telling on yourself that you would suggest that I have. I am a constant advocate for real, deep media analysis and media literacy. What I am not an advocate for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
new film adaptation of The Godfather that’s an awkward black comedy starring Michael Cera as Michael Corleone.
reading The Godfather and I really miss in modern fiction the dramatic tension of nobody having cell phones or even answering machines. like holy shit.
Happy World Book Day to you and everyone! Today we’re reading The Godfather! XD
tigirl-and-co: oh, but I could write odes to the way the paper of old cheap novels catches the sun! The way the golden light hits rough yellow pages in a facsimile of foil, making some claim to add three dimensionality[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anne of Green Gables is so charming! You have very good taste! I think choosing one favorite book would be like choosing a favorite child– I simply cannot! So here are a few of my favorites: Children’s lit: The Doctor[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I started reading very you and grew up largely reading books written from 1890-1920 and from 1960-1985. And that’s still the time period of literature that I’m most satisfied reading in. 🤷
rokurodokuro: Any other old coots on this website miss the days when books had hooks on their back covers instead of just reviews and gibberish that sounds like a fanfic summary? I basically avoid this problem by not feeling compelled[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“This romance novel damaged my delicate woman brain and now I need to have my innocence restored via paternalistic medical braindamage.” WOW THAT SOUNDS SO PROGRESSIVE! Lets hear what John Kellogg, inventor of cornflakes and noted hater of masturbation has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe you should stop “consuming content” and try “engaging with media” instead. Reframe your interaction from passive consumer to active participant in the media you engage with.
teaboot: When I was a kid, I regularly lost reading privileges for “having an attitude” and “acting out”. It wasn’t as simple as being told not to read during other activities- one of the first times it happened, I remember[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
teaboot: When I was a kid, I regularly lost reading privileges for “having an attitude” and “acting out”. It wasn’t as simple as being told not to read during other activities- one of the first times it happened, I remember[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think that people should read things that challenge them. I think they should read things that are contrary to their views. I think that they should read things that make them uncomfortable. I think they should read things that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…