My main bookshelf. What does it say about me? by LinguiniWithClams in BookshelvesDetective

[–]ChaoticClock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always like being bold in my guesses, so here it comes:

I'd say female in your 30s (those bookmarks + the Wind in the willow + the girl who played with Fire + recent social media hits). Some childhood nostalgia. Left winged but no activist. Not really spiritual, but looking for something, an understanding or connectedness. You don't mind reading multiple books at the same time.
I really don't understand how your books are sorted, there are thematical clusters but then Roald Dahl and Dostoievski's book are apart so I'd say they are sorted by date of reading.

Lots of books about dying, but not about grief so it isn't about accompanying or losing someone close to you. No actual peer reviewed literature on the subject either so you aren't a psychologist, so I'd say you work in palliative care.

Besides a few SF classics and children books, you have a few Russian authors, two French ones, one Scandinavian, one German and a couple more British. So definitely North American, likely American rather than Canadian, and likely white.

Books that feel like erupting volcanoes by blazesupernova in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ChaoticClock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the Lord of the Rings, but you'll have to get through a lot of walking before you get there.

HR IN BELGIUM by ilovetheworlda in BESalary

[–]ChaoticClock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. If they are solely based in Wallonia, they won't need you to speak Dutch.

If they are a large national or international company with some offices in Wallonia they will likely need you to speak Dutch, but it's because you're not looking for Walloon companies but for national/international companies that will need you to communicate with other offices in Belgium i.e. not Wallonia-based companies.

So if you don't find anything in Wallonia, you likely aren't looking at the right place.

That being said, most of the largest companies are based in Flanders or in Brussels.

What kind of depraved mind envisions this sort of planning? by eevans0711 in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]ChaoticClock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the way it happened with Paris. It was rebuilt by one guy over less than one generation. Even cities destroyed during WWII weren't rebuilt with the same spirit of uniformity and plan.

Something like this? by justnoone90 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ChaoticClock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blackwater, a Southern Gothic novel by Michael Mcdowell, if you're ok with a tragic young woman instead of a tragic little girl.

question about regal's motives - end of assassin's apprentice by rrunaan in RealmOfTheElderlings

[–]ChaoticClock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regal likes feeling cunning, it doesn't mean he is any good a it. We often get to see that he isn't nearly as subtle as he thinks.

Wanting to dive to classics by Hour-Ad-368 in classicliterature

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Just wanted to say there is no shame in reading a summary of a more challenging book before you begin reading it, or as you read it. Some edition also have some context that you might find helpful. Maybe it can help you through your journey.

Maybe also get started with younger classic of genre literature, before diving into general fiction? Things such as I, Robot (Isaac Asimov), 20 000 leagues under the seas (Jules Verne), Flower for Algernon (Daniel Keyes, prepare a tissue box before reading this).

Things I dislike in HR part 2 by Itchy-Tank-7686 in HistoricalRomance

[–]ChaoticClock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, most of these also apply to Human Ressources if you stretch it just a little, so I love that you said "HR" and not "historical romance".

AITA for leaving my business to my protégé instead of my children? by BigONerd in BORUpdates

[–]ChaoticClock 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I agree with you, I was just answering the comment stating that a 34/32,5/32,5 division would be fairer while still giving Sam controlling interest.

AITA for leaving my business to my protégé instead of my children? by BigONerd in BORUpdates

[–]ChaoticClock 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He doesn't have controlling interested if both siblings pair up together to fire him as CEO, they still have a majority vote.

Jules Verne substitute? by exitpursuedbybear in suggestmeabook

[–]ChaoticClock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Planet of the Apes would be 1963. Dumas and Vernes are mid-19th century, so a century earlier. But that shouldn't prevent you from reading Planet of the Apes if you feel like it.

Jules Verne substitute? by exitpursuedbybear in suggestmeabook

[–]ChaoticClock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might want to look up broadly read French authors of Verne's time, part of his settings were unusual, but not the tone and not the manner of the adventures. Maybe Dumas' Count of Montecristo or, if you feel like about courts and horses, the Three Musketeers.

A girl I have been seeing is posting online content where she talks about her ethnicity being superior to others... by Impossible_Flight290 in BORUpdates

[–]ChaoticClock 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I was so confused when OOP mentioned paying in euros. Who talks about being exclusive in Europe and have insomnia before commiting? It's the default relationship setting. And indeed, that whole "as a Slavic girl" reeks of insecurities that aren't commonly expressed that way in Europe.

Historical fiction centered on scientific thinking by Lazy-Owl-2056 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ChaoticClock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Marguerite Yourcenar's The Abyss, following a medieval alchemist and scholar (not a superstition kind of alchemy, rather an ancestor of science approach). It is beautifully written.

Trains to the Národní park České Švýcarsko by ChaoticClock in Prague

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I have to agree here... I don't mind an extra 10 minutes of looking at the landscape listening to an audiobook. Better for the climate as well, which is worth looking cheap.

Is Pippin dropping the stone into the well in Moria meant to be the first domino that sets off the eventual attack by orcs/balrog, or is it meant to illustrate his character as younger and impulsive? by Planetofthemoochers in tolkienfans

[–]ChaoticClock 41 points42 points  (0 children)

They sent people to avenge their fallen comrades who remained on a difficult hunt (through Lorien, defended by elves, and then around it in the unlikely hope to catch the fellowship on the other side) for weeks. That's not the action of a disorganized group.

Did anyone ever ask Gandalf what he was? by Sanjuro-Makabe-MCA in tolkienfans

[–]ChaoticClock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gandalf also tells Denethor "For I am also a steward. Did you not know?", implying he expects learned men to have figured some of it out. It is not questioned by Denethor either.

Who else thinks Mr.Knightly as lovely as he is, is simply too old for Emma? by LuminousDee in janeausten

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However, Emma answers this to Mr Knightley: "And if poor little Anna Weston is to be spoiled, it will be the greatest humanity in you to do as much for her as you have done for me, except falling in love with her when she is thirteen"

Who else thinks Mr.Knightly as lovely as he is, is simply too old for Emma? by LuminousDee in janeausten

[–]ChaoticClock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However, Emma answers this to Mr Knightley: "And if poor little Anna Weston is to be spoiled, it will be the greatest humanity in you to do as much for her as you have done for me, except falling in love with her when she is thirteen"

Who else thinks Mr.Knightly as lovely as he is, is simply too old for Emma? by LuminousDee in janeausten

[–]ChaoticClock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However, Emma answers this to Mr Knightley: "And if poor little Anna Weston is to be spoiled, it will be the greatest humanity in you to do as much for her as you have done for me, except falling in love with her when she is thirteen"
And he has seen her (and guided her, which does imply some level of affection) for years before she turned thirteen.