TownieDeac
words are futile devices
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I don't think we should let teenagers read On the Road. It made me want to be a burnout writer bum sooooo badly.
I had the same experience when I blew through all of the Bukowski novels in a month when I was like 18. Fortunately, I got my head out of my ass pretty quick.I don't think we should let teenagers read On the Road. It made me want to be a burnout writer bum sooooo badly.
On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with this, imo, and we should try to facilitate/encourage more burnout writer bums, but maybe with slightly more modern attitudes towards the ladies. You don't have to be on booze or benzos or uppers to be a writer bum, though it is probably less fun.I don't think we should let teenagers read On the Road. It made me want to be a burnout writer bum sooooo badly.
think i've posted about this before, but i was seriously considering trying to make it as a fiction writer around my jr year in college, had taken every course wake offered, and the writing teacher basically sat me down and was like "don't do it, kid. not that you don't have what it takes, but it's a miserable existence. you'll live in a trailer and become an alcoholic and get divorced and move to nebraska, it's awful." which i think was just his experience, but i appreciated the advice.On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with this, imo, and we should try to facilitate/encourage more burnout writer bums, but maybe with slightly more modern attitudes towards the ladies. You don't have to be on booze or benzos or uppers to be a writer bum, though it is probably less fun.
Yeah my whole plan was just teach to afford to write and then I looked down and holy shit I’m 41.think i've posted about this before, but i was seriously considering trying to make it as a fiction writer around my jr year in college, had taken every course wake offered, and the writing teacher basically sat me down and was like "don't do it, kid. not that you don't have what it takes, but it's a miserable existence. you'll live in a trailer and become an alcoholic and get divorced and move to nebraska, it's awful." which i think was just his experience, but i appreciated the advice.
Dune was good, but don't think I'll be pursuing the other books in the series
Hyperion really made me feel some feelings. Agreed that I still think about it even though I read it years ago. I need to revisit. The Sol/Rachel story line...my word.hyperion cantos is so good, i think about it all the time, years after reading it.. will probably do a re-read soon just to confirm i still feel that way about it
i'd also rec the imperial radch series by ann leckie, ancillary justice, ancillay sword, ancillary mercy.. those were really good too IMO, think she's the only person to ever win all 3 of the hugo/nebula/clarke awards for the same novel
He also bought Africans and put them in the zoo in Antwerp for the World's Fair.As long as Townie keeps liking I’ll keep writing.
7. King Leopold’s Ghost. By Adam Hochschild.
I knew the Belgian Congo was a bad place. I may have read Heart of Darkness in high school. I did read it when I finished this book. I also remember Bourdain’s DRC episode. Still, I was ignorant of most of the details and could not have told you King Leopold II was behind the horrific cruelty. Now I can confidently say that he should be remembered as one of the worst people of the 19th century.
An estimated 10 million people died due to his exploitation. He made an untold fortune off of it. Of course it was not enough as he also stole from Belgium by taking loans he never intended to repay. He disowned his daughter. He marriage was a sham.
He was able to fool a lot of people for a while about his true character. He certainly had great public relations skills. There were some brave individuals who fought to expose the truth, often to their great peril. Having characters in the book worthy of admiration was nice balance of sorts. Of course I am sure there were many other acts of bravery and defiance lost to history.