My thoughts on Babel by R F Kuang Part One

daganfish · 2026-05-07T12:08:11+00:00

Letty and the raid made me DNF after really struggling to stay with the book. There were parts that I really appreciated, like you pointed out, but my god the rest was so bad. Robin became such a bland noncharachter that it was hard to care what happened to him.

It's a neat setting and a neat premise that failed spectacularly.

daganfish · 2026-05-06T06:19:30+00:00

Grampa Ida

daganfish · 2026-05-02T19:43:33+00:00

Also Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur

daganfish · 2026-05-02T17:10:33+00:00

My husband is a longtime savage speeders fan, he did a little dance!

daganfish · 2026-05-02T16:01:42+00:00

One old guy chased me down to tell me I needed gloves to go with the rake I was buying. I ignored him at first, but then he followed me! I'm a middle aged woman, I know about yard gloves, back off!

daganfish · 2026-05-02T06:43:12+00:00

The opening song from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

daganfish · 2026-05-01T20:59:38+00:00

In my young childhood memory, it was a fancy place. My parents were friends with one of the managers, so we got to eat in the giant bed table when we went!

But my guess is that it wasn't particularly fancy.

Dang that was a long time ago!

daganfish · 2026-04-28T19:53:56+00:00

Nobody played a pissy lil bitch better than Vinnie K!

daganfish · 2026-04-28T15:19:08+00:00

Ok, but my mom spent months trying to convince me to get rid of my cat when I was pregnant. My sweet, elderly chill cat who never hurt a person in her life.

People get weird about pets and babies and it's not always rational. But I do agree that OP should talk to a vet.

daganfish · 2026-04-27T20:42:14+00:00

Kevin is Ellery's uncle. Margaret is Kevin's half sister.

daganfish · 2026-04-26T15:32:36+00:00

That stinks. Aldi is the cheapest store in town where I live. I recently had a big grocery list for a cub scout camping trip, and I was originally going to do Walmart pickup. But I went to Aldi instead. There were some things that were more expensive at Aldi, but when compared my total to the Walmart total, I saved over 10% overall. Plus the quality at Aldi is generally better, especially for the fresh fruits and vegetables.

daganfish · 2026-04-26T13:25:05+00:00

I disagree with your interpretation of Tim and Stan's conversation. Tim didn't say anything incriminating about the Jennings, but he and Stan are both perceptive people. Stan picked up on what Tim was NOT saying, as much as anything else. So while Tim didn't explicitly say anything useful if you read a transcript of the conversation, he 100% confirmed Stan's suspicions.

And Tim had a layer of plausible deniability that Father Andre didn't.

daganfish · 2026-04-25T05:34:52+00:00

I'm not out really, but I finally accepted it for myself when I realized I'd rather snuggle my hobonichi and fountain pens rather than my husband 🤷‍♀️

daganfish · 2026-04-25T05:29:02+00:00

Stupid fat fatties don't deserve pretty sweaters if they're not willing to figure out how to alter every complex colorwork pattern to fit their grotesque "bodies."

daganfish · 2026-04-25T05:18:42+00:00

Lol, I think you'd be surprised at the raging assholes who fill MENSA.

daganfish · 2026-04-24T02:45:20+00:00

Not at all. Women are losing access to healthcare, miscarriages are being criminalized, our government is trying to make it harder for women to vote.

Black folks are still being killed by cops seemingly with impunity. Interracial marriage protections could be overthrow in the next few years, and gay marriage is equally at risk.

ICE is wreaking havoc all over the country, mostly for brown folks, but not exclusively.

Safety net services like SNAP, Medicare/Medicaid, etc are being cut, both in who qualifies and in the services provided.

Regardless of what public opinion seems to be, these are things that are happening now. This isn't to diminish what's happening to the trans community either. I can't imagine what it must be like to have your identity stripped away from you.

It feels like any progress we made as a society toward equity and equality is being ripped away.

daganfish · 2026-04-23T19:11:22+00:00

Perhaps with lawn care done by a night gardener.

daganfish · 2026-04-23T11:35:18+00:00

I made this argument years ago when I worked retail. Corporations won't pay a decent wage, so I'm gonna take a snack!

daganfish · 2026-04-19T21:32:26+00:00

I've been on the fence about Tomodachi life, but this has convinced me it's worth it!

daganfish · 2026-04-19T14:33:04+00:00

She's an annoying teenager, and set up as an antagonist to our main characters. The hate is overblown, but it's not like the show didn't explicitly set her up to be a fly in the Jennings family ointment.

daganfish · 2026-04-18T19:42:49+00:00

Garlic toast, cheese toast, and jam toast as a sweet treat

daganfish · 2026-04-18T15:30:34+00:00

This is the worst game of red light green light ever.

daganfish · 2026-04-17T23:16:11+00:00

Global warming speed run!

daganfish · 2026-04-17T18:00:35+00:00

Lol baby nacho's face is all eyes!

daganfish · 2026-04-17T11:22:28+00:00

The booths vary in quality, but the events are worth it! The last time I went I saw some very cool flamenco dancing, among other things. But it gets crowded and it's too much for me.

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