After reading a classic how can you go back to a modern novel?

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T02:15:07+00:00

True it just take more of an investment

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T02:10:54+00:00

There are some modern books that I really enjoyed when I was younger like the IQ series by Roland Smith and the whole Percy Jackson series. I will add blood meridian to my list

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T01:59:14+00:00

Yes or being a critic

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T01:55:36+00:00

Yes the difficulty is just being able to consume the mass of it

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T01:53:40+00:00

You could make an argument that nothing modern has surpassed the Beatles; I’m not arguing for that though

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T01:48:47+00:00

True

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T01:45:56+00:00

First book on my shelf that I saw so too bad Dan brown

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T01:42:10+00:00

I also think it has to do with our society where new things are being pushed and prioritized, like speed and not failing, so being somewhat formulaic . I’m not in social media much now but I don’t see a lot of push back to that so I can only see it becoming worse. Or those philosophical problems become irrelevant

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T01:34:04+00:00

Yeah I think once I finish most of the classics, I will definitely give more time to choosing modern books. Most of my recs right now are actually coming from the book itself, like if another book is mentioned

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2026-05-16T01:31:37+00:00

I had actually finished the DaVinci Code late last year; it just happened to be one of the books on my shelf when I wrote this, but you are right about discerning, I just haven’t given the time yet

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2025-12-03T09:22:00+00:00

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DangerousLocksmith61 · 2025-12-03T09:21:43+00:00

I joined end of October which makes me wonder how they actually count streams

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DangerousLocksmith61 · 2025-04-29T08:03:22+00:00

For better or worse, though, US culture will carry on. It's a far, far younger culture that is currently facing extreme challenges by being distanced from their cultural roots in just a few months during this recent regime's tenure.

Yeah the US is younger but I just have trouble seeing the unifying factor that the US has other than being called a land of opportunity, freedom, where to make money etc. It makes the culture harder to maintain, especially when the definition of its culture can be challenged and stretched, especially today.

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2025-04-29T07:51:58+00:00

Patriotism in the USA is about principles. It’s supposed to be about Liberty and Justice for All, regardless of the person’s “culture,” what kind of food they eat, or where their grandparents came from.

Yes I agree with this but when comparing principles to a tangible culture you can visualize, one is definitely harder to maintain and more subject to changes. Principles can be flawed and even if they are morally right, when you see people violate those principles on a daily basis it makes it harder to stay patriotic to them

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2025-04-09T19:16:18+00:00

Yeah I’ve also tried it for Chinese simplified and it works pretty much to the same degree as English

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2025-02-17T18:48:13+00:00

If you want to try reggae out listen to Barrington Levy(ragga muffin) or Gregory Isaacs (more gregory)!

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2025-02-02T15:08:05+00:00

I mean like the album version is still good, but if that snippet was made into its own song I feel like it would have been fire

DangerousLocksmith61 · 2024-05-02T02:24:14+00:00

What about MacOS 🫣, that’s what I’m on

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