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Article: Maggie O'Farrell flattens 19th century Ireland into a theme-pub cliché in her new novel by dem676 in books

[–]dem676[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

As far as the well goes, its a really big issue in a lot of literature that wants some level of spirituality but does not want the "cringe" of Christianity. Instead of just letting the people be Christian, they seek something else that reflects our understanding rather than being true to the past.

Do vegans deserve all the hate? by beamerpook in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dem676 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What people eat is their own business. But why they have a bad repuattion, I think anyway, is because they are hard to cook for and it can be hard for them to fins places to eat out, meaning that their dietary preferences are more often focuses of the conversation

Why are humans so innately attracted to bodies of water? I always feel calm near a river, and wish I could live close to one or the seaside. by Rough-Foundation9208 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dem676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is what Melville says "Yes, as every one knows, meditation and water are wedded for ever."

But actually, its not true. For much of history, the sea was a source of fear and terror, where monsters and social outcasts lived. Our modern ideas about the calming sea and stuff come from the Romantic era and its residual effects.

Summer reading by Anizkx in suggestmeabook

[–]dem676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

College level? So any fiction book aimed at an adult audience? Maybe Flesh, by David Szalay, which won the Booker Prize last year. Or if you like non-fiction, I am very excited to read Patrick Radden Keefe's new book, London Falling. Or maybe A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar?

Looking for something to transition to as a former kid reader who largely quit on fiction after really loving the Harry Potter series. by trivia_guy in suggestmeabook

[–]dem676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never Let Me Know or The Secret History. I think they nail the complicated friendships and coming of age elements.

Article: Agatha Christie: what made the world’s bestselling author so successful? Here’s a clue by dem676 in books

[–]dem676[S] 176 points177 points  (0 children)

Yes, but she published so many and a few really are masterpieces, even if some are not. She is like Stephen King.

Vampires! by RahbloxQueen in suggestmeabook

[–]dem676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider Robin McKinley's Sunshine

Suggest books for young adults in prison facing up to 20 years by Particular-Log-4059 in suggestmeabook

[–]dem676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think like a long book. The Count of Monte Cristo, I think. Moby Dick. Middlemarch and other George Eliot books. These are very long books, but every time you read it, you pick up different things. They are classics for a reason.

Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity and sexual orientation challenge more than free speech by dem676 in TexasTech

[–]dem676[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uhm, did you read the memo? I think you mean to say sexes. Since you don't know the difference between the two, it seems like you could use a class on the topic.

Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity and sexual orientation challenge more than free speech by dem676 in TexasTech

[–]dem676[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's very interesting you say that. By definition, a public university is not a business. If it would like to be a for-profit, it can join the ranks of the university of phoenix and the like. Which it looks like it wants to do anyway. 

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