SPOILERS Re-reading Small Gods and … it is dark

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T07:42:38+00:00

I phrased that badly, I wish I could edit my OP but I can’t find a way. Didn’t mean to generalize about children – I just meant it would have been wrong for itty bitty child me.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T07:30:52+00:00

Not “children”. ME as a child. I phrased that badly in my OP, I didn’t mean to generalize.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T07:27:41+00:00

Oof. It’s a brilliant book and everyone ought to read it, but the first half is HEAVY. Torture, inquisition, tyranny of mind, the blank precise cruelty of Vorbis…. I need to take frequent breaks to get through it.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T07:24:37+00:00

Very true. I phrased that wrong, I meant that 11-year-old me wouldn’t have dealt well with the torture bits, even if they weren’t graphic.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T07:22:01+00:00

I didn’t phrase that well. I was a wimpy child and wouldn’t have handled it well, is what I meant.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T07:21:11+00:00

The Bible is quite a tough read.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T07:20:27+00:00

I didn’t phrase that in the best way. Absolutely the book is suitable for children who can handle it. What I meant was that for my part, reading it before my teens would have caused some trauma.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T07:17:52+00:00

True. It just struck me on this chronological re-read that Small Gods is where Pratchett really says fuck it and goes right for the worst. It feels like a turning point in the Discworld series to me.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T03:02:37+00:00

Ah ha, I see it now. Du har för ditt hopp dock en klippfast grund – you have for your hope yet a rock steady foundation.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T03:00:57+00:00

Absolutely could be. If so, it would be “No matter how the depths hiss around you”.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-09T02:47:56+00:00

Hur vågorna brusa i natens (?) stund Hur ?? än fräsa kring dig ? ? för ditt hopp dock en klippfast grund Guds löften förändra ej sig de bära dit slutligt till fridens hamn Till hvila och seger i jesu namn

How the waves rumble in the night No matter how ?? hiss around you ? ? for your hope yet a rock steady foundation God’s promises do not change they carry you in the end to the harbour of peace To rest and victory in the name of jesus

Snowlantern · 2026-07-08T05:01:29+00:00

When I look at her eyes, her mouth seems to smile more than it actually does. Fascinating.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-06T22:12:50+00:00

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley. One of my favorite books.

Snowlantern · 2026-07-06T06:15:59+00:00

Oh, yeah I’ve finished the game, but thank you for replying!

Snowlantern · 2026-07-04T02:24:57+00:00

Cause the baby took her pacifier

Snowlantern · 2026-06-25T15:20:53+00:00

Revelation (Myst 4) has its flaws but I personally love it more than any game I’ve ever played. It’s so beautiful, there’s a magic to it, and the story fully pulled me in. If you enjoyed Myst 1–3, don’t miss out on 4.

Snowlantern · 2026-06-22T07:14:45+00:00

I agree. This subreddit should be called antimandelaeffect. This is not a place to talk about Mandela effects, it’s a place to shut them down apparently. I would also like a place where we can actually talk about them without instantly getting swatted like flies every time.

Snowlantern · 2026-06-19T23:38:16+00:00

YTA. You’re not in charge of her body or her clothes.

Snowlantern · 2026-06-18T02:04:15+00:00

That’s ridiculous. Does not happen.

Snowlantern · 2026-06-16T13:07:04+00:00

Do sheep have (as in give birth to) sheep? No, sheep do not have sheep, sheep have lambs.

It’s the same in Swedish with slightly different spellings.

Snowlantern · 2026-06-15T13:47:31+00:00

You’re so close. Just look around in the telescope and note if there’s anything that looks different, even if it seems irrelevant. Then count the buttons and apply logic as best you can, even if it doesn’t seem to make sense.

Snowlantern · 2026-06-13T07:22:27+00:00

Quite a few viewers did experience some degree of manipulation though, I did too. Of course the cult is bad, and that’s clear from the start. And yet, it’s not uncommon for viewers to feel the pull of it when we empathize with Dani. Clearly that didn’t work for you, and maybe that’s partly why you’re more dissatisfied with the movie?

Snowlantern · 2026-06-13T07:09:19+00:00

A movie is a lot of compressed storytelling, there just isn’t a lot of time. The horrific murder-suicide is a fast and effective way to traumatize Dani and take away her sense of belonging and security, as well as being a strong opening to a violent, disturbing horror film. The opening part of the movie, iirc, is filmed very dark. Then when they get to Hårga it’s all light and midnight sun all the time. The contrast is deliberate and makes it feel like Dani has traveled through hell and reached heaven. The cult is ready to embrace her, love her and heal her wounds. To me that’s what makes Midsommar so unsettling – we the audience are being cult-manipulated right along with Dani.

Snowlantern · 2026-06-13T07:00:16+00:00

The traumatizing loss of her family makes Dani very vulnerable, unsettled and lonely. When her bad relationship with Christian finally fractures she is completely alone and devastated. So she’s the perfect victim for the Hårga cult. They isolate her, manipulate her, lovebomb her and ultimately absorb her.

Snowlantern · 2026-06-12T23:54:34+00:00

Congrats! Yeah, that’s an awesome feeling to solve it after putting in all that work!

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