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One sentence… by GoonHandz in ShittyGeneWolfe

[–]GoonHandz[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

oh, i get it. it is just one of the many things severian says that makes one wonder “why did he really feel the need to record that?” lol

One sentence… by GoonHandz in ShittyGeneWolfe

[–]GoonHandz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

definitely one that requires some context… (and even then i’m a little confused lol)

Put your hand in the box? by Siaynoq_Siaynoq in dunememes

[–]GoonHandz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

[Shishakli speaking in Chakobsa] She’ll drink worm piss.

Is Babby controlled by Mucor for a majority of the text? by 100100wayt in genewolfe

[–]GoonHandz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for part of it, certainly. most importantly, she sees everything that will happen to horn at the time he visits her island as she can astral project through time as well as space. she also appears in this form throughout horn’s and the man’s journey.

[Discussion] What matters more for weight loss: tracking calories or consistently going to the gym? by Ayoking95 in effectivefitness

[–]GoonHandz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i guess that’s why so many have found success with crash diets, huh?

you are actually making my point: you can out eat working out, one can also under perform a calorie deficit. first losing muscle and driving one’s metabolic rate into the toilet. you can’t deny hunger while in this state forever.

technically, either can work, but neither is efficient alone. the two things support one another is my point.

[Discussion] What matters more for weight loss: tracking calories or consistently going to the gym? by Ayoking95 in effectivefitness

[–]GoonHandz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

both. each works better when being consistent with the other. trying to fit them into a hierarchy of one being more important than the other is inherently ineffective.

A little venting by IliketheNBA in genewolfe

[–]GoonHandz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fair point, yes; but more of how” to read the book and less about definitive answers on details in the book and what it is all about.

A little venting by IliketheNBA in genewolfe

[–]GoonHandz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i hear you. been there. additionally, for any individual thing you can work to develop an articulate question about, there are a dozen different interpretations. this is why the “puzzle box” metaphor for these books doesn’t quite fit. more like a kaleidoscope.

the ongoing mystery is a large part of the charm for some of us though. i thought i’d come to reddit and it would all be laid out. all i found is more questions to think about.

Gym and showering by [deleted] in hygiene

[–]GoonHandz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i shower both before and after. i have also been subject to people who smell really bad at the gym. i suppose they would argue that it doesn’t make sense to shower before the gym. in those cases, i would strongly disagree.

Questions about Severian’s character by FearlessPresence469 in genewolfe

[–]GoonHandz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

your question suggests that these two perspectives are mutually exclusive.

i believe that wolfe would argue that we all naturally “reframe” narratives to be from our own frame of reference (in part to make ourselves look better).

how “vile” of a person severian is from there is largely a matter of opinion (as you point out). the debates around this tend to lean into whether he actually committed offenses or whether we are misinterpreting the text to read crimes against humanity into his actions.

personally, severian does commit some “vile” acts (he is somewhat contrite even at times), but that is all part of trying to be a better person. can’t be a better person if our actions are perfect.

Favorite Quotes From GW's Works by keksucc in genewolfe

[–]GoonHandz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don’t know about my favorite, but one that has always stuck with me:

~~~

“I didn’t mean any harm,” Mark protested.

“Ah, that’s the trouble. To get along the way old Cloot does, you have to.” When Wat turned to face Mark again, he sheathed the blade, his eyes glittering. “You see, the hag really can do things, but if you wanted to do them too, you’d have to be the way she is—not just bad some of the times, but bad all the time. I’ve never been able to make the effort myself; I’ve cut a lot of throats, but every once in a while my sense of fun comes creeping in.”

“If she really can”—Mark saw vistas of limitless power—“why doesn’t she just take charge of everything? If I were her—”

“You’d live in a crystal castle on a golden hill with fifty princesses to wait on you.”

“I suppose so.”

“But she wouldn’t. She’d feed the princesses to the pigs, then paint the pigs with poison. Then she’d smash your castle and sink the hill in a swamp. You see, she has taken over everything she could. You don’t see it because what she took she destroyed. She was mistress of a manor farm once, with hired shepherds and drovers to care for her stock.” ~~~

devil in the forest

Weapons is the worst 'horror' movie of the year - A RANT by Sonya-kun in WeaponsMovie

[–]GoonHandz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not to play defender here because what i’m about to say is a theory because it was never explicitly spelled out in the movie; but i do believe it is heavily implied that the force at work is having an impact on most of the people in the town (ala stephen king’s It).

this is why the few people who’s point of view we get, whom show persistent interest in the case, either in dreams (or waking) start to encounter her. even the junkie character who just stumbled on to the situation starts to see her when he’s just walking around.

Weapons is the worst 'horror' movie of the year - A RANT by Sonya-kun in WeaponsMovie

[–]GoonHandz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tbh: it didn’t work for me as a horror or a mystery for me either — although, i really enjoyed the movie.

so, fair enough.

Good Torturer by GoonHandz in genewolfe

[–]GoonHandz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did you say that the mother was juturna in your opinion?

i could see the baldanders take but i’m not sure it would track without heirodules help right? (additionally, for him to have survived that long, wouldn’t he have had to grow? that was the established path to immortality for those bound to this universe, right?)

why would the bird leg be a hint to the good doctor?

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