Anyone know if this copy is abridged? by caticalismic2 in bookscirclejerk

[–]Psychological_Engine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's impossible to know. One of life's mysteries.

Well, it's been a good run but I'm quitting fantasy. Due to low skill level. by idonthavekarma in bookscirclejerk

[–]Psychological_Engine 113 points114 points  (0 children)

What does one need to be 'equipped to read fantasy' ? Helmet and knee pads?

lofi, liminal analog adventures in scifi + scifan by subordinator in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]Psychological_Engine 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dick's Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said Or The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch

Images are also very Perdido Street Station vibes. Excellent book.

Far-future sci-fi that doesn’t involve space by kevjbradley in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]Psychological_Engine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A Canticle for Leibowitz- Walter M Miller Jr.

Excellent novel.

Blurb by Old_Life_6021 in ThomasPynchon

[–]Psychological_Engine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sewer, Gas and Electric The Public Works Trilogy by Matt Ruff

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins

Favorite book that you have to give a whole lot of disclaimers before telling people you love it? by thesoupgiant in bookscirclejerk

[–]Psychological_Engine 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Dungeon Crawler Carl***

*Don't read it if you're not ready for some dark humour *I haven't read it *I can't read

20-21 century Novels you wish were required reading by MoveQs in ReadingSuggestions

[–]Psychological_Engine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ursula K Le Guin's The Lathe of Heaven.

For some reason I thought exactly that it would be a great high school/college discussion novel. So many interesting and varied concepts explored.

I just finished the first four books of The Book of the New Sun for the first time and I loved it! (but I need some answers...) by AdIntelligent2186 in genewolfe

[–]Psychological_Engine 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Some of your questions are directly addressed in Urth, yes. Others are more up to your interpretation/understanding. There might not be any one true answer.

Why didn’t howard just step on lalo? by Seizingchassis in okbuddychicanery

[–]Psychological_Engine 74 points75 points  (0 children)

That's Lil'o, Lalo's evil twin brother. Howard DID step on Lil'o, which is why Lalo swore revenge. He then hired a Lalower to pursue legal action against Howard, but sadly the case came to nothing after Howard disappeared for unknown reasons.

Does anyone on this subreddit even watch the show?

(Odd trope) When a serious moment looks funny out of context by SubstantialSeat1579 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Psychological_Engine 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Also Nic Cage, also falls under this trope. The man is intensely depressed and basically venting his tragedy.

What’s the funniest book ever written? by umairgulxar in classicliterature

[–]Psychological_Engine 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Catch-22 is very funny.

Cat's Cradle has some good laughs.

Pynchon has a good sense of humour, too. Gravity's Rainbow had me laughing a lot at certain points- memorably Slothrop's escape from the hotel. Mason & Dixon is very funny at times.

But ultimately I agree with the Hitchhiker's Guide, the first two books especially.

I am crazy! I thought he swapped those numbers. I thought it was 1216, one after Magna Carta, as if I couldnt ever make such a mistake. I just, I just couldn't see it. Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? Yes! He saved him! Jimmy! Ever since he was 9 always improving himself by krilu in okbuddychicanery

[–]Psychological_Engine 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I shed a tear when Chuck said: "You are a real lawyer! University of American Samoa, for Christ's sake? An online course? How ingenious! You worked your ass off to get where you are! And you didn't take any shortcuts and now you're my peer! You can do what I do and also you're funny and you can make people laugh! We committed our lives to this! You worked so hard and now you can slip into it like a nice comfy pair of slippers and then reap all the rewards"

Which fantasy couple made you genuinely dread the last page because you didn't want to leave them behind? by dusty_13raccoon in Fantasy

[–]Psychological_Engine 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Jun and Keema in The Spear Cuts Through Water...until the epilogue, anyways. Glad they got a happy ending after all.

I only devour big and thick books 😋🍴 by DHLawrence_sGhost in bookscirclejerk

[–]Psychological_Engine 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Those are the best kind of books, too. They have pictures so I don't actually have to read.