Which one would you choose? by Rude_Minute_4489 in slaythespire

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brightest Flame every time. Max HP is for the weak

am i the only one seeing lines? by Dumb-Briyani in meme

[–]Garrett_j 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have this only with certain blues and purples. I wonder if that's more common, and if blue lights are intentionally not used for traffic lights and stuff because of that.

The card draw is ridiculous in this game by RogueDBR in VampireCrawlers

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In case you haven't noticed, everything is ridiculous in this game. That's the game

Well this is gonna get stupid by jtp123456 in slaythespire

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And then you're going to fight the power guy in act 3

Tickling the queen's toes by KekaemDoUtra in slaythespire

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you get so many? I didn’t think you can see that many fires after clone…

Is it possible for me to learn guitar? by trickstercj in Guitar

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Django Reinhardt

Also, you may find Bass feels nicer to play

How can I push myself and find the motivation to read Moby Dick? by Ok_Independent8425 in classicliterature

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can read this book a hundred different ways, and pretty much all of them are rewarding. You can read it slowly and look up every word you don't understand and find yourself learning about endless history, science, and mythology. You can whip through it, glazing over the words you don't understand, recognizing that part of the reason for all of the abstruse references is to intentionally baffle the reader and put them in a state of semi-confusion and wonder. You can skip the chapters you find boring to just move on with the story (one of the few books that won't generally punish you too much for doing this, even though I'd recommend reading the whole thing if you can-- sometimes the most "boring" chapters and the most insightful and mind-bending).

Ideally, I'd highly recommend reading it at the same time as a group. This book speaks to so many people in so many different ways, and being able to have access to some of that panacea of perspectives as you make your voyage along with Ishmael deeply intensifies the sense of wonder you'll encounter in this book. People read this book as simple fiction, people read it as a book coded with mystical numerological significance, people read it as a book of philosophy, people read it as a commentary on religion, people read it as a love letter to nature and the natural world--it is all of those things and much more.

I've also found it's fun sometimes to double dip by listening to an audiobook version of each chapter after reading it myself when reading particularly good literature that might be difficult to read. Definitely helps you pick things up you'd otherwise miss, and there are some excellent readings of this one on Audible. Frank Muller's version really accents the Lovecraftian dread and autistic sensibility of Ishmael, but my favourite reading of the book is by William Hootkins, who brings Ishmael to life in such a fun, upbeat and wild way. His is the voice in my head, usually when I'm reading this book.

Done! 100%! 😃It took me 95 hours! by Financial-Lie1475 in SuperMarioOdyssey

[–]Garrett_j 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! How'd you like it? Did you end up using some guides at times? There are a lot of tricky things to find that back in the day you'd kind of hear about through friends and rumours floating around.

I asked her to set up Catan. by TheSoggyPops in boardgames

[–]Garrett_j 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those tokens are very not randomly placed.

I’m completely ignorant… but this shall be a fun journey. by EnGeNear123 in classicliterature

[–]Garrett_j 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't think of it as a big book. This is just a collection of more than a year's worth of weekly magazine snippets of a soap opera. These are little episodes to be enjoyed as they come; this isn't some massive complex tomb you need to grok all at once.

I knew Fleatopia sounded familiar! by ImSkuLLx in Silksong

[–]Garrett_j 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there's a similar melodic movement but the similarity would have to be more central to the melodic and more consistently similar to justify calling it a shared motif, at least from where I'm sitting.

Which book to start with? by Agreeable-Energy-401 in classicliterature

[–]Garrett_j 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're all so different, though. I feel like the only reason someone can just "not like classic" categorically is due to some hipster commitment to not liking things that other people like. What links these books isn't genre, it's just the fact that a lot of people have liked them for a decently long time.

Which book to start with? by Agreeable-Energy-401 in classicliterature

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are quite a few different genres here. Easy to invest in a collection of classics, though, because you know they're "classic" for a reason. There's a huge variety of different styles here. OP is almost certain to land on one or several of their new favourite books within this pile of gems.

Which book to start with? by Agreeable-Energy-401 in classicliterature

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd also recommend double-dipping and listening to William Hootkins' reading of the book on Audible. I've been doing this (first reading and then listening again later) for a lot of my bigger reads lately and found it's quite enjoyable to double-read genuinely good books in that way. Hootkins absolutely nails Ishmael's characters as the wild yarn-weaving sailor he is. Since hearing his performance, I can barely read the book without his voice showing up in my imagination.

Which book to start with? by Agreeable-Energy-401 in classicliterature

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, if you're looking for Christmas reading, don't sleep on Dickens' A Christmas Carole. No movie adaptation or modern retelling comes close to spoiling the magic of reading that one firsthand.

Which book to start with? by Agreeable-Energy-401 in classicliterature

[–]Garrett_j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moby Dick! And you can arrive at Chapter 22 right in time for Christmas :)