/lit/ - Literature

>>2830043
its in the 4 book i think the one where he deals with a murder cult but it ends with that book i think

>>2830035
ya but only a little more super natural then Dexter talking to his dead dad. it all depends on weather u believe the voices in dexters head are real

>>2830026
i read a few of the books but they aren't as good as the first book but they are entertaining and do give you a different view of what Dexter could be

>>2829951
i the part that stuck with me most was the end when he finds the river boat man.
I interpreted the river as time and then when he took on the roll as the river boat man ferrying people across the river as the Buddha helping people who struggle with the time that we spend traveling through this world
but the book had a lot that could be read into, its one of the reasons i dont suggest it to everyone

>>2829929
not unless you already read some Buddhist history and had a older Buddhist mentor to answer some questions. I was thinking of becoming a Buddhist read this then talked to a prof of Buddhism (he was just not the right person to talk too) and i still no as little as i knew before i read the book

>>2829807
i thought it was ok, but it wasn't really about the Buddha and as a novel its a bit week i wouldn't reread it unless i felt i needed to think deeply for a while i recommend it to some people but its definitely not for everyone

I HOPE to start a discussion about a subject i plan to write about. I intend to write a fiction story based in a universe that is identical to reality except for some altered historical events. Events lead to a schism in the social fabric of most cultures around the world. The only real difference in the proposed universe is that a large amount of people all over the world have abandoned the states they were citizens or inhabitants of and have traveled to Antarctica to build a life away from the problems that forced them from their homes.
So Antarctica becomes the last safe haven for personal sovereignty and i would like to discuss the troubles of implementing and living in such a reality.
PLZ ask questions. I will post more detail about the universe below juvyPunk=OP

>>2829609
i agree that magic would be a hurdle but i think if you shoot the movie from Mat Cauthon's perspective it would be a none issue cause he cant see the weaves and he hates magic

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>>2827617
i like this idea
while i feel that if GRRM did introduce a third party of super natural conspirators into his last book it would be a cheap way out. I think its imaginative and there might be such a conspiracy or something similar GRRM will probably only use it as a distraction and keep to real deciding moment between dragons and whatever controls the white walkers
now i could believe that something that controls water can reanimate corpses and would lose that control when the corpse is burned

like years since i read the first book
>>2827623
i remember some of this but not most
what is eunuch? I was thinking varys was a face dancer.

>>2827369
America goes to shit the dollar ain't worth shit and the rich people higher all the navy seals to fight for them and protect them(just like through all history) how many navy seals do you think will stay in the union military when the other side is paying gold and they actually defend the constitution. If your fighting trained soldiers with pissed of hungry poor people i know which side of the front line i would be on.

>>2827240
i like this

>>2827371
ya military people are willing to die for shit pay and allow the kardashians to rob the soul of the nation in complete safety

>>2827344
that is what they do do

>>2827340
i think people misunderstand the stance of private property and personal rights. A population explosion doesn't mean that suddenly people will be willing to share what they never have before. also if America were to try to redistribute wealth with a 50% tax and nationalization of oil and other industries, i think the profitability of the industries and capital that owns them would arm up and try to sussed like the first civil war when the union tried to take the rich men's workforce from his industry

>>2827303
no its more of a 1 dies and his salary will pay for 5 replacements where none will live to retirement age

>>2827241
only if i like a quote or need to make note of a page or section to read again

>>2827294
Stanisław Lem wrote solaris i know cause i am polish like him
all star trek is ok
i think Asmiov might be your cup of tea just don't think to hard about it
he wrote the laws of robotics "i robot"
its where i pods come from

>>2827293
actually it would be an incentive to send them off to die faster because the pay scale raises the longer they survive. and if le bron was a SEAL how long would he survive

>>2827275
i like some bukowski, but some is shit and it hurts me to say that.
http://www.scritube.com/limba/engleza/books/THE-LAST-ANSWER-by-Isaac-Asimo1625192311.php

might be a pleasant read i thought it was clever and well written if you like star trek u might like asmiov

well
>>2827236
what books have you enjoyed?

>>2827189
A liberal arts degree is only good for wiping your ass. and that book is a joke more like "a jacker of all trades a masturbater of none"
>>2827189

Well sounds to my like its not your cup of tea. Aldous Huxley and Ray Bradbury are a kind of distopia genre Dune is really a space opera like star trek is but obviously different a good show you might like is "legend of galactic heroes" its subbed so u can read
here 2 Frank Herbert books u might like "the white plague" "hellstrom's hive"

>>2827170
Leto the 2nds book god emperor of dune was so good and his unique story in the universe was amazing

>>2827131
what scifi have you read? do u like sci fi? have u seen the movies/tv miniseries might make it easier for you to get. also are u trolling me?
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>>2827135
incredibly what?

i also have all the books but have not started it yet and am curious of what /lit/ thinks cause i have a high opinion of asmiov

sry tyrion
>>2826559