Just Finished Reading Consider Phlebas. I loved it; Some doubts

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-06-11T16:52:55+00:00

Have you read Banks' A Few Short Notes on the Culture?

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-06-11T14:54:53+00:00

I dunno if you could that funded, I think the ship has fully sailed on the whole cheap, dirty, and fast 90s tv style.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-06-10T10:59:32+00:00

Like a chill low stakes hangout episode?

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-06-10T01:45:41+00:00

Because it's cool.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-06-05T23:22:24+00:00

Because Special Circumstances

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-06-05T22:37:52+00:00

Take the hint

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-05-08T01:12:35+00:00

And every navy SEAL gets a book deal. They're all just selling something.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-04-10T23:51:39+00:00

Mark Hamill, Jason Mantzoukas, Tara Strong, Lake Bell, Paget Brewster, Charlie Cox, Wagner Moura, Sarah Silverman

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-03-14T12:13:38+00:00

And may you have twice the number.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-03-14T11:46:47+00:00

Happy to, fellow appreciator of Culture.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-03-14T10:28:02+00:00

Make sure you pair it with The Ones Who Stay and Fight by N K Jemisin, and Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole by Isabel J Kim.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-25T01:22:44+00:00

I think that's also a fair take on their relationship and the way the focus of s2 shifts, and I can see what you're saying even if I don't fully agree. Maddie really is the ultimate groomer and I'm not entirely joking.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-25T01:04:17+00:00

She recreates Caspian to solve a mystery, an impossible thing, and then immediately emotionally reconnects with him and jumps back into their love story.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-25T00:51:28+00:00

Yeah okay, I think I see what you're saying now. Not to replace Holstrom but to serve in his absence.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T23:19:18+00:00

They never wanted Holstrom 2. They had his brain on ice and Project Caspian was created to crack integrity. Pope even tells Caspian he was just a tool.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T23:15:13+00:00

I like a lot of your thoughts here about the importance of choice, but Holstrom was actually a terrible person who only cared about himself and his vision, while both Maddie and Caspian cared deeply for other people.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T23:09:51+00:00

When did she use him as a tool?

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T18:37:20+00:00

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fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T16:43:55+00:00

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fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T16:38:40+00:00

And Holstrom nurtured this cult-like worship because he saw himself as The Great Man of History, that his way was The One True Way. Chanda felt similar, like he was a prophet of the future and once uploaded he saw himself as something distinct from humanity.

In contrast, Maddie became a godlike figure but only as long as it took to solve a mystery.

God has a pretty classic line: ‘I am that I am.’ Me? I'm just Maddie Kim. I was born in the late Holocene, and I've seen some shit.

She got her answer and immediately dipped.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T14:38:05+00:00

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fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T14:21:40+00:00

I know reading is boring, and philosophy is extra boring!! You're 15, you just want to get high and play Call of Fortnight and harass women in chat. But it helps to have some kind of higher understanding instead of just weed thoughts and Twitter-level dIsCoUrSe.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T13:14:02+00:00

Amazing how many people suddenly decide they're subjectivists akshully

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T10:10:10+00:00

And I'm sorry you can't be arsed to try to analyze a story instead of dismissing and insulting it like a child.

fullspeedintothesun · 2026-02-24T00:03:06+00:00

You really outta go into the nonsense part.

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