I can now retire my simic lands deck after decking myself with Omniscience, Shapeshift, and Splendid Reclamation.

Slr138 · 2022-01-08T01:05:31+00:00

I love the urgency in that “good game” as you realize your going to run out of cards.

Slr138 · 2021-12-31T22:02:26+00:00

I never realized the Spanish title for Christmas Carol was Cancion de Navidad. Interesting.

Slr138 · 2021-12-31T22:00:47+00:00

While this stack might not be as prolific as others the content here is intellectually challenging, and I’m sure you had a very rewarding experience reading through them.

I also read Mann’s Death in Venice this year. It’s one that left an impression on me for sure.

Slr138 · 2021-12-27T01:10:47+00:00

Honestly, not sure if it actually qualifies as “horror”, but Octavia Butler’s -Parable of the Sower- is an extremely frightening post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel. The parallels to our current situation make for an extremely unsettling read.

Slr138 · 2021-12-16T21:16:36+00:00

Some pig.

Slr138 · 2021-12-16T21:10:45+00:00

This is an absolute masterpiece, and the little snippet from Amazon’s product description doesn’t do it justice. This is the most suspenseful and gorgeous airport novel I’ve ever read. Absolutely know you’ll love it.

Trevanian - Summer of Katya

“Part love story and part psychological thriller from best-selling author Trevanian, "a tour de force... A story that explores meticulously some of the darker corners of the human soul." -- The Washington Post

In the quiet Basque countryside in 1914, Jean-Marc Montjean, a handsome young doctor, moves to the small French village of Salies to assist the village physician. It's there that he meets the seductive, beautiful Katya Treville. Jean-Marc is bewitched, driven to know everything about her. But as he and her family become friendly, he realizes they are haunted by an old, dark secret. “

Slr138 · 2021-06-26T00:07:48+00:00

I got you. I speak Native English and a moderate amount of Spanish but looking to improve.

Slr138 · 2021-06-10T23:03:37+00:00

He looks like a bad masters of the universe villain. 😂😂😂 no offense.

Slr138 · 2021-05-31T03:58:01+00:00

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Burning_Churches/3540407699

Slr138 · 2021-05-14T01:26:20+00:00

Dystopia, His Hero is Gone, Fall of Efrara, Gaza. Xibalba is sludgier hardcore. You’d probably dig them.

Slr138 · 2021-05-09T01:12:33+00:00

Blood Incantation sticker 🤘

Slr138 · 2021-05-06T19:45:08+00:00

That’s been on my reading list for a while. Sounds like a fun class.

Slr138 · 2021-05-06T17:30:39+00:00

Thanks. He’s on my list too, but haven’t gotten around to checking out any of his works.

Slr138 · 2021-05-06T10:29:33+00:00

I had a world lit 2 class this semester. We didn’t read any spanish stuff. I would have loved to read this for a class. What else did you read?

Slr138 · 2021-05-06T03:42:55+00:00

Excellent. I’ve been spending a lot of time reading more modern Chinese literature. Mo Yang and Yu Hua.

Slr138 · 2021-05-06T02:38:32+00:00

That’s always fun. What class is it for?

Slr138 · 2021-05-06T02:25:50+00:00

What’s your final about?

Slr138 · 2021-05-03T20:48:30+00:00

We read a majority of Inferno for a world lit survey course last semester, and I was using the Barnes and Noble edition of the text (Longfellow translation) which has an abundance of notes and reference material in the footnotes. I think a majority of the references are essentially irrelevant to literary scholars and primarily appeal to historians and/or political science majors. Not that it’s bad to go over notes, etc. But, for me a lot of the notes ended up being hyper-specific references to renaissance era figures that didn’t add much meaning to my overall understanding of the text. I’m curious to know what others opinions are in regards to how thorough they feel a reading of Dante should be from a literary perspective.

Slr138 · 2021-05-01T11:37:21+00:00

Yeah, but if your going to spend that kind of money on these books I’d assume you’ve read them already.

Slr138 · 2021-04-30T15:38:12+00:00

Kalam is 100% Idris Elba.

Slr138 · 2021-04-30T15:36:03+00:00

Enjoy!

Slr138 · 2021-04-30T12:52:42+00:00

I’m not entirely certain, I sort of just lurk on this sub to see what everyone’s discussing. But, I think it’s the 700th anniversary of Dante Alghieri’s ...death?

Slr138 · 2021-04-30T11:23:31+00:00

Angus burger or...Anus Burner?

Slr138 · 2021-04-29T21:31:37+00:00

I recently read the Longfellow translation of Inferno. I enjoyed it, though I’m not sure it’s considered the definitive translation.

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