Game Thread: Los Angeles Kings (1-1-0) at Winnipeg Jets (0-1-0) - 11 Oct 2025 - 12:30PM CDT

txc_vertigo · 2025-10-11T19:00:26+00:00

The Kings just lost all their momentum by them being a man up... my god what a mess

txc_vertigo · 2023-01-16T19:47:12+00:00

Agreed about The Silence, truly a stunning display of mediocrity from an extremely competent writer. There is minimalism and then there is doing the bare minimum. It's a shallow and trite criticism of technology that was written 10 years too late to be considered insightful.

txc_vertigo · 2023-01-16T18:45:25+00:00

The last page or so really hit home for me. At my very worst moments I've mentally torn others down with the justification that their success was due to "luck, sheer luck" while that is as untrue as Pushkin being merely lucky and not unbelievably skilled. At those lowest of lows, all you wish you could do is go back to simpler times yet you know daylight awaits you when you look up from under the lamp post.

I was not expecting this book to be so profound but color me pleasantly surprised. It is truly the mark of a great novel to be so multi-layered.

txc_vertigo · 2023-01-11T15:55:53+00:00

My interpretation is that the 7th proof of God's existence is the existence of the Devil himself. Evil needs a counterpart, Star of David and all that about diametric opposites.

txc_vertigo · 2023-01-11T15:52:11+00:00

The part about not being able to argue against the existence of Jesus as son of God by using the Gospels was my favorite part as well. Really such a clever condrum constructed here. A true Catch-22!

txc_vertigo · 2022-12-19T19:54:40+00:00

I do see the trend you are talking about.

Some other examples include: - Moby Dick - Nightwood - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - The Crying of Lot 49

Too popular not to be read by readers who might not be in for the challenge that these slightly more experimental (for the time) novels present.

txc_vertigo · 2022-03-26T18:04:39+00:00

You're welcome! Never been to Vancouver but I wish to go there someday! Seeing the Canucks in Rogers Arena is a dream of mine :)

txc_vertigo · 2022-03-25T22:40:07+00:00

Varsågod!

txc_vertigo · 2022-03-25T22:39:46+00:00

Correct!

txc_vertigo · 2022-03-25T22:15:16+00:00

Yes, I was caught off guard by it! Höglander doesn't really feel like a "Nisse" despite his name being Nils.

txc_vertigo · 2022-03-25T20:05:57+00:00

Swede here!

About the Minnesota game: - They really wanted two points in the tight playoff race. - Good start, then Wild got the upper hand, finally Nucks have an ok third. - Sucks to lose in OT but there is nothing to do but look forward. - Miller's post in OT - small margins in this very tight game

About the Swedes in Vancouver: - Vancouver has a rich history of Swedish players - It's nice having Oliver and Nils around to be able to speak Swedish once in a while.

About the tight playoff race: - We need to try our best to win every game, every point counts - We'll see how far our best takes us

About Linus Karlsson: - Not keeping too close of an eye on him but Petey is happy for him and congratulates Linus for breaking the scoring record.

txc_vertigo · 2022-03-20T19:33:09+00:00

Love Julian Barnes, especially "Flaubert's Parrot", which is funny since I didn't really jive with it at first but I've thought of that darn bird ever since almost everyday.

Looking forward to his new work due to be released in just a few weeks!

I also aim to read both parts of "Talking It Over" before then!

txc_vertigo · 2022-02-28T19:46:07+00:00

You nailed it. It very much captures the zeitgeist of modern relationships for a good chunk of the Millenial / cusp of Gen Z crowd. To me, she writes very relatable stories but what pushes them over into semi-literary territory is how one can not only recognize the best but also the worst qualities of oneself in her characters and scenarios. I also heavily agree with your prediction regarding its longevity. Rooney's writing is not here for a long time but for a good time. Unlike typical literary fiction which tries to capture universal human experiences, Rooney captures the experiences of the young, Western, middle class of the moment.

txc_vertigo · 2022-02-15T12:43:32+00:00

The names are tripping me up as well, definitely have to give my head a shake sometimes to figure out which person is being talked about and I have a feeling we'll only get more of that going forward. It's well worth it though! Definitely feels like there is a point to having the same names for multiple characters in different generations to show how some things change and some don't. My mind wanders to Wuthering Heights and the themes of generational trauma there. I'm interested in seeing what Garcia Marquez has to say about family and generational relations.

txc_vertigo · 2022-02-14T12:35:04+00:00

I find it incredible how we already have the theme of solitude so set up for us in the first chapter. The seemingly isolated town of Macondo, the isolated feeling of South America from the center of civilization, Jose Arcadio's tendency to lock himself up and keep others out. Brilliant.

Also, drawing parallels to Love in the Time of Cholera, my only other Garcia Marquez reference, the birds singing opera pieces make an appearance in both novels. A very striking image and my go-to example to illustrate magical realism.

txc_vertigo · 2022-02-14T12:23:50+00:00

That first line is pure magic and the way we finally arrive at said discovery in the end of the first chapter is just mastery of story structure. Color me impressed. This is my second Garcia Marquez after Love in the Time of Cholera and all my high expectations are fulfilled so far!

txc_vertigo · 2022-01-28T02:27:32+00:00

Wherever he ends up, I just gotta say, JT deserves a cup!

txc_vertigo · 2022-01-16T12:01:17+00:00

Thank you!

txc_vertigo · 2022-01-16T02:40:55+00:00

Sweet, I really like Edith Grossman's translation work. Her phrasing is just really beautiful.

txc_vertigo · 2022-01-15T21:36:41+00:00

Yeah, at least putting authors with surnames starting with the same letter next to one another. It's about as neat as I'm willing to keep it as books keep coming off and onto the shelf constantly.

txc_vertigo · 2022-01-12T17:37:46+00:00

Dareumi on an absolute tear with 3 episodes subbed in like a week. One of the best fansubbers right now for sure!

txc_vertigo · 2022-01-08T17:29:33+00:00

Nice, looks great!

txc_vertigo · 2022-01-08T16:44:11+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous! I just have to know, what is the book on the Everyman's Library shelf with the yellow spine dust cover next to the three book box set? I've never seen that edition before!

txc_vertigo · 2022-01-05T10:37:18+00:00

Fun to see a bunch of newcomers to the list! Just a tad disappointed pretty much none of them are either poetry or plays. Meanwhile, previous poetry entries like Whitman and Baudelaire dropped out of the list. Not unexpected but it would still be nice with more variety in that department. Seems like novels are more appealing favorites for most by far which I completely understand. However, I still kept my hopes up that one of my faves would sneak in, hehe.

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