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what of lenin are you on?Working my way through some Epictetus, Lenin and Dio Cassius currently.
The eighth volume of his collected works. But I am not reading in order.what of lenin are you on?
this?The eighth volume of his collected works. But I am not reading in order.
Yes, I have a hardcopy.this?
Lenin Collected Works: Volume 8
Volume 8 of Lenin Collected Works (January-July 1905)www.marxists.org
How so? I've heard this comparison made multiple times and I still don't get it. They both use Gnostic/esoteric imagery, and Katje is kind of like Rei, but for me the similarities stop there.It also reminds me of N.G.E.
Thomas Carlyle said:He who first shortened the labor of Copyists by device of Movable Types was disbanding hired Armies, and cashiering most Kings and Senates, and creating a whole new Democratic world; he had invented the Art of Printing. The first ground handful of Nitre, Sulphur, and Charcoal drove Monk Schwartz's pestle through the ceiling: what will the last do? Achieve the final undisputed prostration of Force under Thought, of Animal Courage under Spiritual.
Thomas Carlyle said:The Journalists are now the true Kings and Clergy; henceforth Historians, unless they are fools, must write not of Bourbon Dynasties, and Tudors and Hapsburgs; but of Stamped Broad-sheet Dynasties, and quite new successive Names, according as this or the other Able Editor, or Combination of Able Editors, gains the world's ear. Of the British Newspaper Press, perhaps the most important of all, and wonderful enough in its secret constitution and procedure, a valuable descriptive History already exists, in that language, under the title of Satan's Invisible World Displayed...
Thomas Carlyle said:Between vague wavering Capability and fixed indubitable Performance, what a difference! A certain inarticulate Self-consciousness dwells dimly in us; which only our Works can render articulate and decisively discernible. Our Works are the mirror wherein the spirit first sees its natural lineaments. Hence, too, the folly of that impossible Precept, Know thyself; till it be translated into the partially possible one, Know what thou canst work at.
Thomas Carlyle said:O thou who art able to write a Book, which once in the two centuries or oftener there is a man gifted to do, envy not him whom they name Conqueror or City-burner! Thou too art a Conqueror and Victor; but of the true sort, namely over the Devil...
I absolutely love Terry Pratchet, if I was to suggest a way of reading in some kind of order, pick a group of characters (eg: the witches, the guardsmen, the unseen University, Death) and read those books in chronological order. Then move to a new set of characters. That way you can get some character development and continuity and its very satisfying.Read a bunch of stuff since my last post in this thread but nothing much worth mentioning, until last week when I found an old PDF of Thief of Time, which I proceeded to read through completely. Then I read Small Gods, then Interesting Times, then Going Postal, then Guards! Guards!
All within a week, since I found them so good. Very recommended
Is this your first light novel? I've read so many of those (like 100+) and of the ones that are isekai, only the minority ever miss their world (and most of those make a bowl of rice and crack a raw egg on top with soy sauce to satisfy all their homesickness)One of those depressing assumptions the novels has is for example, how the wagie gets transported in this videogame fantasy world and shes immediately full onboard with the idea. Like she doesn't even misses her parents, family, work friends, country, culture, religion, nope she doesn't give two shits about that cause she gets to share time with her 2D personality-and-body-wise tsundere waifu. Like that's such a depressing view on human life. Yeah, there's literally no reason to miss real life.
If you're looking for one that doesn't do this, I recommend one of my favorites, "Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai". It starts off seemingly generic with the usual small twist that the protagonist has god-like powers right at the start rather than having to work his way up to it by defeating the armies of the demon lord, but spirals into an absolutely fascinating Intrigue plotline concerning the protagonist's origin, the nature of his powers, and what the isekai world really is. It constantly made me question what was really going on, and more than that, it suggested that there was some real gravity behind all of it. Even side storylines like with the Rembrandt company end up with an impressive amount of depth, secrecy, and intrigue, with really compelling character development. I can't recommend it enough.One of those depressing assumptions the novels has is for example, how the wagie gets transported in this videogame fantasy world and shes immediately full onboard with the idea. Like she doesn't even misses her parents, family, work friends, country, culture, religion, nope she doesn't give two shits about that cause she gets to share time with her 2D personality-and-body-wise tsundere waifu. Like that's such a depressing view on human life. Yeah, there's literally no reason to miss real life. I understand this was written for 13-year-olds and so I'm overthinking but still...