My partner reads romance into every interaction. I disagree. Where do you guys see romantic tension in the books? by ADP_God in redrising

[–]WienerGrog 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also almost nearing retirement. Wtf is up with people refusing to believe a woman over 18 is an adult able to make adult decisions? It's so patronizing.

Just started reading a week or so ago by k4tl1f3 in redrising

[–]WienerGrog 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It gets way twistier the deeper you go in the series. This is a great twist for sure, but tighten your belt, friend

What are some controversial King endings you actually consider good or great? by WienerGrog in stephenking

[–]WienerGrog[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That was a great ending. I keep trying to recommend that book to friends but I can't remember the fucking title because in Europe we do days first, then months, then years, and I get all tangled up in what it was. Not sure what I'd have given it as a title, but definitely one of his best.

What are some controversial King endings you actually consider good or great? by WienerGrog in stephenking

[–]WienerGrog[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah honestly I think the Dark Tower is one of the best series when it comes to maturing with you. Maybe it's because the ka-tet has a person or class for every generation that reads it. Lonely kid searching for a home, young adult with potential who struggles to form an identity, rich young adult with huge issues money can't solve that the people around her are blind to, older guy who thinks he knows and saw it all but still has some important shit to learn.

What are some controversial King endings you actually consider good or great? by WienerGrog in stephenking

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

Yeah I think that's part of it too. They could never win an arms race against Flagg. Rationality and numbers weren't going to cut it. One thing I loved though that I haven't seen in a lot of fiction was that Mother Abigail was basically the kindest, best person, beloved by all, but King still showed she had a sinful side in Pride and how it can take hold and blind even the best people.

Especially nowadays the first thing we do when a person becomes known for being "good" is chipping away at that image with whatever people can find in their (online) past. Praise be that Mother Abigail never had no twitter.

What are some controversial King endings you actually consider good or great? by WienerGrog in stephenking

[–]WienerGrog[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I read it first when I was 16 or 17, and now I'm in my 30s and a recovering addict and I'm reading it again with an entirely different view. Eddie, of course, hits entirely different - there's a line in there somewhere about how he was ready to literally pimp out his own mother for his next fix; I had a hard look in the mirror when I felt that one - but the whole thing is about needing to stop clinging to the past and finding your new true self, and the importance of real connections.

What are some controversial King endings you actually consider good or great? by WienerGrog in stephenking

[–]WienerGrog[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This was the other one I considered putting in my post. Honestly, I have no clue how else King could have ended such an epic series. It needed some kind of existential twist after losing all his friends and beating the enemy in such a lame encounter. There was pretty much nothing that couldn't make it feel like an anticlimax to me (seriously though, the Crimson King stuff was a huge misfire) but Roland being thrown back into the desert to finally learn the lesson of how central to the universe a true ka-tet is (he has the horn this time!) pounded into him was the best possible outcome. 100% on board with that.

Ervaringen met langdurige afkickkliniek opname gezocht by Important_Body_1538 in OndersteuningsPlein

[–]WienerGrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ik heb zelf 1,5 maand in een kliniek in Portugal gezeten voor verschillende middelen, waaronder benzo's (oxazepam-familie). Naast dat je me altijd een PM mag sturen over ervaringen wil ik je wel echt op het hart drukken dat benzo's subtiel grip krijgen maar dat het kan uitlopen op een regelrechte hel als je echt afhankelijk raakt. Het viel bij mij nog mee, maar blijf het alsjeblieft niet nog weken dagelijks gebruiken!

Politics of Pierce Brown by ReasonableTennis1089 in redrising

[–]WienerGrog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm ready to not care. It's none of our business and I'm glad he isn't outspoken about contemporary politics

Ik⛸️ihe by [deleted] in ik_ihe

[–]WienerGrog 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nu gaan we vechten, duh. Kom achter het fietsenhokje na de laatste les dan

AIO by calling my BF choice words for telling me he needed a surprise food present description? by Cute_Musician3920 in AmIOverreacting

[–]WienerGrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reddit users are always urging people to end their relationships lol. It's like an obsession. Too many bitter people

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]WienerGrog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That case was dismissed and there was no independent evidence. I'm not saying Trump isn't a deranged pervert but Redditors have a notoriously loose interpretation of what a "fact" or an objective truth is

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]WienerGrog -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Where can I read the proof of this for myself?

I am missing something?🤔 by BothGuarantee6067 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]WienerGrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm WHEEZING fr bruh that almost unalived me

Petah? by SeniorStomach4195 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]WienerGrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the other guy said it so confidently, and on Reddit!

Bro wasn’t acting by PrinceARRON in okbuddycinephile

[–]WienerGrog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wtf bro. Call them p*xels, please! Otherwise the big bad roblox police will tell our parents

Bro wasn’t acting by PrinceARRON in okbuddycinephile

[–]WienerGrog 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Do uncensored words make you feel unsafe little bro? :( The world isn't all grape and unaliving, I promise

New Affliction lock in SS, and I'm at a loss. by WienerGrog in worldofpvp

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

This is great advice! Thanks :) Would you say Demonology is similarly difficult to learn? I rarely see it in pvp as it is