PenguinVII

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[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I swear I've heard of the Day of the Jackal 10 times by now! I don't mean in a bad way :) Either the book or movie, I see it being suggested often in the topics I'm interested in. Might be a sign to finally watch it!

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

Watched them all! Memento is my favorite of these 3. When it clicked for me what was happening I was mesmerized.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 hours ago

Ah the initial knowledge of a movie having a twist is not an issue for me because when I usually get movie recommendations I add them in a big list and by the time I get to watch them I forget that the movie is supposed to have a twist. Thank you for your recommendation!

 

I don't like to dwell on a movie's description or details before watching it so I'm looking for movies to go into blind.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'd say it's going pretty well so far! It's a bit too much description or better said explanation of concepts for my liking now but the plot and main themes are quite unique and this makes me continue reading. I also like the main character, she's headstrong but she isn't afraid to admit when she is wrong or complement other characters who are more knowledgeable in a domain than her and doesn't back down in front of difficulties. Its main theme is related to memory and this is also a field I wanted to research more of. So even if the pacing is not what I need now for getting out of the reading slump, the book is interesting enough for me to keep going and eventually achieve that.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yes! I picked up There's No Antimemetics Devision but I got more of the suggested books and will give them a try too.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Idk about movies yet cause I'm new here as well but there's quite a great community for books here. I've written two posts and one of them almost got 100 comments.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

Same! I'm new here as well. I've had better interactions over two days on here than I've had on reddit over half a year.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

It's actually the answer with the most upvotes here and the top comment. Maybe your feed is set for new comments first so it didn't appear at the top? It really looks like a unique book! It's one I'd like to get a physical copy of.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

This one broke my heart :(

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

It's lovely! Enjoy playing on it!

 

Let's discuss unique books. What is the first one that comes to your mind? The uniqueness can be about the book's plot, structure, ideas, themes, topics etc.

For me such a book is Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It's been a while since I've read it but I remember how mindblowing it was for me. Every time I thought it couldn't surprise me more, it actually did. There's a bit of everything there: peculiar characters, a substance called ice-nine that can freeze water on contact (as humans are around 60% water, it can instantly kill them), a fictional religion called Bokononism based on the idea that human life has no absolute truth or meaning, a tiny island nation with its own bizarre world. All of these come together to show us a satire of the absurdity of humanity.

As for a unique book structure, I have to say it's Cain's Jawbone by Edward Mathers. It's a kind of puzzle book where pages are not in order and you need to arrange them in order to guess whodunnit. I haven't finished this one yet but it's a cool challenge.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (6 children)

10 beer plan...? I'll be floored after the 2nd one.

[–] PenguinVII@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've been hearing so much about this one recently. Is it like an rpg?

 

I'm just in a bad reading slump currently and trying to get out of it. Usually when this happens I would take a break then read something again but this time I feel like I don't need a break from reading, I simply need a book so striking that it will fully engross me. Looking forward to your suggestions!

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