Ill over Literacy
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“You talk alot about media Digga, but where’s the “Book” category of posts?”
To hell with you, BITCH-MOAN INGRATE! Don’t I cover enough for your net-gorging eyes and gutter-based sense of “humor”?!? DON‘T I, you content-craving COCK-SMOKER?!?!
… I’m sorry. That’s a valid question hypothetical reader, created to introduce self-criticism. Let me explain.
Risking my geek cred, I fully admit that I don’t read as much as I should. Though I’ve got tons of self-help books (surprised?) and should’ve-been-made-into-toilet-paper Star Wars novels in my lexicon, few classics are among them. The latter was mainly to inspire my gaming, which they did by showing me what not to do. Outside of RPG-related material, not a lot of quality.
A friend recommended Dune strongly some years back. After dragging my feet, I read the first book in a week and the rest of the series in two weeks. I even read a few of the lame Herbert’s son trying to wring out the cash cow novels - I loved the series so. Now I’m the type of annoying ass that quotes it whenever it’s remotely relevant: “Go on, talk to her! Fear is the MIND KILLER, mang!”: Bene Gesserit fuck’in Tony Montana-style.
I read Return of the King after seeing the Two Towers to tide me over until the next movie — and resolved to never read Tolkein again. Single sentences a third of a page long, sweet Jesus!
Another bud loaned me Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which I’ve been slowly chopping away at for a year and a half. It’s a really good book that’s only 382 pages! I’ve had 82 left to finish for MONTHS!! I was never in Special Ed.!1!1
Some acquaintances have recommended the Dresdan Files books as a prelude to the RPG release. I’ve watched all the TV episodes, but likely won’t get the novels — don’t dig the modern magic genre like Buffy and Angel, whose fans can suck a thick stake for all I care. Demon karaoke bar, for shame you Whedon-wannabes. *vomit’s a little in mouth*
With so much media, it’s hard to go with the traditional forms. Compared to movies, television, and the internet; books have horrible animation and suck-ass sound quality. I’ve got to transform these words into meaning, visualize the setting, and turn pages?! Damn, let me stretch first. With an ocean of entertainment at our finger tips, we seem to be trending to cheap quantity over true quality — notice how I say “we” to get preachy. The Fountain Head is far more insightful than a dog humping a cat, but I’ve seen the latter. (HOT!)
I’m in between jobs currently, and cable’s been canceled, so I’ll finish Heinlein and promise to try to hope to endeavor to get some more classy reading done. It is the only way to really maintain genius. Tanstaafl.
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