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Spear 🏒 lol

Go to mix it up to keep it interesting, thx for watching

This is like the 3rd time I picked an emoji that doesn’t exist 🤣 thx for all the kind words and support. 💪🏽👊🏽 🏒

I haven’t read it but I do own a copy. I definitely haven’t given up on her and I’ll probably read parable of the talents just to see where the story goes. It may be she just gets so much hype I expect too much, just like with 3 body problems

You can’t go wrong with any Gene Wolfe books and I would love to see you do a more thought out review of any of them , wow no spear or javelin (get with it google, we just had the Olympics!!) guess it has to be a hockey stick then 🏒 lol

I got the sea of rust recommendations awhile ago and forgot I even had it, thanks for the reminder. Also I think there’s a sequel. If you do pick up Burn just enjoy the ride and don’t think too much about it, I’m really working on giving authors more breaks and not nick pick everything

Thanks for all the info, you giving me even more to think about 🫠 I think seven lions was working with the gods too some how. and I forgot to mention one of my favorite moments when achilles ghost killed the last living relative of the Trojan King. I also don’t think Letro had sex with Io or polos either, in book 1 there’s a line about how he’s a good person because he doesn’t dream bad thoughts but like you said for the time it wouldn’t be unusual. Severian from new sun 🌞 however goes out of his way to say he didn’t rape anyone in urth of the new sun which is a red flag for me And I forgot to mention all the Catholic symbolism in the book (which someone had to point out to me) In his memory castle, he sees three men on camels following a star (the three Wiseman), and in book 1 he mentions Jehovah

@@PoorPersonsBookReviewerYeah, when Latro is depressed after the massacre it seems like Pasicrates manipulates his memory loss so he can take Polos for himself since Latro mentions that someone else told him that he and Pasicrates "share" Polos. In an earlier chapter Latro tells Polos that he'll never give him over to Pasicrates, and that if Latro ever forgets then Polos should remind him of his promise. The Catholic themes are interesting, even though I like taking all the pagan stuff at full force because Wolfe does such a good job of presenting the ancient world in a really straightforward way. There's that conversation that Latro had with (I think) Pausanias that compares all the Greek and Persian gods to the different classes of people who live in a palace, and he wonders whether all the gods they worship might just be the ministers or servants of some more powerful god or gods. Definitely a lot of food for thought which is what I really like about Gene Wolfe.

If anyone said they totally understood everything I would call them a liar. All of Gene Wolfe books beg to be re read 🥰

I wish I had the patience to make an hour long deep dive essay for the books I love, but you do really get to see my emotions this way 🤣

Thanks, I need to hear that sometimes. Hope your reading something good and someone is giving you compliments

it’s like trying to fix a modern day computer with a user manual from the 1980s 🤣

You’re doing the right thing tv sucks, I think he’ll eventually have to answer some of the questions the book left up in the air as the book gets more popular. Hope you’re reading something good.

Staying strong💪🏽 thx for the support

Thx for the recommendation, I’ll be sure to look for it. I’ve been meaning to buy a book of his poetry.

Thx for watching I hope you enjoy it. Revolutions are bloody

Green lantern led me into a rabbit hole that I still haven’t came out of. I’m reading the JLA omnibus by grant morrison now, it’s awesome 🤩 Thx for watching

Hi friend I’ll keep an eye out for the hamlet 96 (I’ll have to wait till it’s streaming 4h plus commercials sounds like too much) maybe I let crazy Mel Gibson affected my judgement too much 🤣 I really can’t believe you never read terry prachett, his books have so much love and hope in them. if it comes out that he was a perv I’ll lose all hope in humanity. I haven’t given up on the mayor of casterbridge, reading the back of the book had my book club gasping 🫢 he does what!! I promise to do a review of the poem I read, Emily Dickens deserves more respect than what I gave it. I didn’t even think about how it was gonna be 9/11 when I read the mirage, gets me even more pissed off. Fuck all war mongers Have fun with your bro, never too many books not enough shelves 😢 Cheers

I got about 90p left and love Pratchett’s anti big business message , MVL is definitely a character to remember. ✉️

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I hope you enjoy it. I’ll keep on with alt history, I’ll just try and make a better pick next time lol

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I don’t mind keeping you company in the background, let’s keep rambling 🤣

Did RUclips censor my comment back? I made a joke about dying in a nuke attack. lol And don’t make me choose between Wolfe and banks ✉️

@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer I think they did! That’s so messed up RUclips is doing that. Complete bs!

Wow thx for the feedback. The revolution will not be televised. 👊🏽

I haven’t but I’ll move it to my TBR pile, probably not this month though. Thx for watching still

More people need to read Gene Wolfe!!! I wanna let this book sit with me for a little before I dive back into the series, but the review for Soldier of Arete will be coming. Thanks for watching

Gene Wolfe is the KING!! People making all those Game of Thrones videos should be making deep dive into the Solar Cycle and Latro in the Mist (Instead you get me ranting)🫠 Cheers

thanks for watching, i know i was all over the place but maybe that fits with the books theme. Gene Wolfe is such a skilled writer i trust that soldier of sidon is necessary for something other than a cash grab. i loved your top short story video, i dont always leave comments (i watch most of my YT on tv) but i always LIKE.

@PoorPersonsBookReviewer Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

hi friend You're not alone, i hear a lot of good reasons to not like HP Lovecraft but I can't help loving the cosmic horror that cannot be described. Whitman was a pleasant surprise i totally count it to the video i saw and how passionate the guy was reading and describing everything to me. and after all poetry is meant to be read aloud, or chanted lol The librarian and midnight library were the worst part of my reading week but bad books make me appreciated the great ones more. children of time was a big OK mid book, ive been unhauling a bunch of books and after what you said i think his books are going to the library. JG Ballard is truly a genius. I have never heard of "wind for nowhere", but ill keep my eye out for it. i do own high rise and will be trying to move it up my TBR How did you like The dying earth from jack vance , i know its more sci fi then Leiber Fafhrd and gray mouse but if you liked that i think you enjoy the other. Your brother sounds like a smart man Incal was awesome and it really doesnt need a cash grab squeal, but i hear the meta barons is gold so i might get that. sorry again for the late reply i truly do enjoy our exchanges, and your helping me with my letter writing skills. i have a lot of post cards i wanna start sending to my family. all the greats wrote letters that people kept and still read lol this is week 2 of not watching the news but i did hear randomly that dick Chaney is backing Harris. and it doesnt seem weird at all to anyone. I hope those kids you teach are taking it easy on you ,till next time 🕷

I’m reading a ridiculous alternate history right now 😢 thank you for pitting a good memory of a book in my head. Dragon bone chair was so awesome and after you finish reading the series, it’s gonna be hard to find anything that compares. Just thinking of the end is making me smile 😊 . Thank for watching and commenting

The illusion of choice is runs rampant in America 🕷️

Thanks for listening to me rant. my thoughts never come out the way they are in my head, But people understand I mean well. And thank you for complimenting my books (the highest compliment 😂) Here, here 🥛

i really feel like Walt Whitman can be one of those life changing authors in my life if i take it seriously enough and really pay attention. it really is all about taste, personal experiences, and even mood when it comes to reading books. 🕷

Thanks for the reminder, you have to prioritize the things you love and I would love an alt history right now.

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I am forever sorry about my pronunciation of these great authors names. As someone who has a somewhat difficult name to pronounce I should be more sensitive. I just finish gray mouser origin story (the unholy grail), it was so awesome, I can’t wait for Fafhrd and mouse to meet in the next story I’ll have to give the metabaron a try, it seems to be the most widely acclaimed. I’m glad I can bring up one of your favorites, thinking about what Erich Zann music sounds like had me thinking and will keep me thinking for a long time I’m sure 🤔🫠🕷️

@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer You do not need to apologize at all. Nobody expects you to know how to pronounce hundreds of languages. We're here for one another to help with such things. I understand it is considered a jerk move these days, but it is not meant as a criticism, and nobody is supposed to do hours of research before trying to pronounce a name. As I said, we're just all supposed to help each other! I use books to help keep me sane in an ocean of stress and horribleness that surrounds me. So books are a kind of therapy for me too! Keep up the great work, and 1k subs in no time!

@@mormengil I’ll take some constructive criticism any day, we all need help and should help each other. Reading as therapy should be acknowledged more but it won’t cause ppl can’t make money off of it 🫠

Tchaikovsky definitely has some skills, I’ll be on the look out for Alien clay. He has another series “war dogs” that I’ll be interested in checking out too. Great potential 🕷️

🕷️ thanks for trusting my opinions, life’s too short and we should be reading something awesome

You said very elegantly what I meant to say 🕷️

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Of course they are sorry for not making my self clear, fuck the republicans and democrats, thx for watching

Nihilism doesn’t mean you have to be depressed 🫠 thanks for watching

Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it. I think you make sense. I also read a bunch of his short stories, and I can’t help thinking that Maybe PKD was just trolling all of us 🤣

@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer I think you might be on to something there.

Im Happy that this book is slowly fading from my memory lol thanks for watching

hi friend no need for apologies, thank you for teaching the next generation. it sounds super stressful. no lie, everyday is a win and im happy im alive. cheers 🧹

My copy doesn’t have a foreword 😢. Thanks for the advice, I’ll take it!! I had no idea that both books take place in the same universe. One of the drawbacks of going into books blind is that you miss things like that lol.

The foreword is out there online. Here’s a copy I saved to read on occasion. INTRODUCTION: Science fiction is often described, and even defined, as extrapolative. The science fiction writer is supposed to take a trend or phenomenon of the here-and-now, purify and intensify it for dramatic effect, and extend it into the future. “If this goes on, this is what will happen.” A prediction is made. Method and results much resemble those of a scientist who feeds large doses of a purified and concentrated food additive to mice, in order to predict what may happen to people who eat it in small quantities for a long time. The outcome seems almost inevitably to be cancer. So does the outcome of extrapolation. Strictly extrapolative works of science fiction generally arrive about where the Club of Rome arrives: somewhere between the gradual extinction of human liberty and the total extinction of terrestrial life. This may explain why many people who do not read science fiction describe it as “escapist,” but when questioned further, admit they do not read it because “it’s so depressing.” Almost anything carried to its logical extreme becomes depressing, if not carcinogenic. Fortunately, though extrapolation is an element in science fiction, it isn’t the name of the game by any means. It is far too rationalist and simplistic to satisfy the imaginative mind, whether the writer’s or the reader’s. Variables are the spice of life. This book is not extrapolative. If you like you can read it, and a lot of other science fiction, as a thought-experiment. Let’s say (says Mary Shelley) that a young doctor creates a human being in his laboratory; let’s say (says Philip K. Dick) that the Allies lost the Second World War; let’s say this or that is such and so, and see what happens. . . . In a story so conceived, the moral complexity proper to the modern novel need not be sacrificed, nor is there any built-in dead end; thought and intuition can move freely within bounds set only by the terms of the experiment, which may be very large indeed. The purpose of a thought-experiment, as the term was used by Schrödinger and other physicists, is not to predict the future-indeed Schrödinger’s most famous thought-experiment goes to show that the “future,” on the quantum level, cannot be predicted-but to describe reality, the present world. Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive. Predictions are uttered by prophets (free of charge), by clairvoyants (who usually charge a fee, and are therefore more honored in their day than prophets), and by futurologists (salaried). Prediction is the business of prophets, clairvoyants, and futurologists. It is not the business of novelists. A novelist’s business is lying. The weather bureau will tell you what next Tuesday will be like, and the Rand Corporation will tell you what the twenty-first century will be like. I don’t recommend that you turn to the writers of fiction for such information. It’s none of their business. All they’re trying to do is tell you what they’re like, and what you’re like-what’s going on-what the weather is now, today, this moment, the rain, the sunlight, look! Open your eyes; listen, listen. That is what the novelists say. But they don’t tell you what you will see and hear. All they can tell you is what they have seen and heard, in their time in this world, a third of it spent in sleep and dreaming, another third of it spent in telling lies. “The truth against the world!”-Yes. Certainly. Fiction writers, at least in their braver moments, do desire the truth: to know it, speak it, serve it. But they go about it in a peculiar and devious way, which consists in inventing persons, places, and events which never did and never will exist or occur, and telling about these fictions in detail and at length and with a great deal of emotion, and then when they are done writing down this pack of lies, they say, There! That’s the truth! They may use all kinds of facts to support their tissue of lies. They may describe the Marshalsea Prison, which was a real place, or the battle of Borodino, which really was fought, or the process of cloning, which really takes place in laboratories, or the deterioration of a personality, which is described in real textbooks of psychology, and so on. This weight of verifiable place-event-phenomenon-behavior makes the reader forget that he is reading a pure invention, a history that never took place anywhere but in that unlocalizable region, the author’s mind. In fact, while we read a novel, we are insane-bonkers. We believe in the existence of people who aren’t there, we hear their voices, we watch the battle of Borodino with them, we may even become Napoleon. Sanity returns (in most cases) when the book is closed. Is it any wonder that no truly respectable society has ever trusted its artists? But our society, being troubled and bewildered, seeking guidance, sometimes puts an entirely mistaken trust in its artists, using them as prophets and futurologists. I do not say that artists cannot be seers, inspired: that the awen cannot come upon them, and the god speak through them. Who would be an artist if they did not believe that that happens? If they did not know it happens, because they have felt the god within them use their tongue, their hands? Maybe only once, once in their lives. But once is enough. Nor would I say that the artist alone is so burdened and so privileged. The scientist is another who prepares, who makes ready, working day and night, sleeping and awake, for inspiration. As Pythagoras knew, the god may speak in the forms of geometry as well as in the shapes of dreams; in the harmony of pure thought as well as in the harmony of sounds; in numbers as well as in words. But it is words that make the trouble and confusion. We are asked now to consider words as useful in only one way: as signs. Our philosophers, some of them, would have us agree that a word (sentence, statement) has value only in so far as it has one single meaning, points to one fact that is comprehensible to the rational intellect, logically sound, and-ideally-quantifiable. Apollo, the god of light, of reason, of proportion, harmony, number-Apollo blinds those who press too close in worship. Don’t look straight at the sun. Go into a dark bar for a bit and have a beer with Dionysios, every now and then. I talk about the gods; I am an atheist. But I am an artist too, and therefore a liar. Distrust everything I say. I am telling the truth. The only truth I can understand or express is, logically defined, a lie. Psychologically defined, a symbol. Aesthetically defined, a metaphor. Oh, it’s lovely to be invited to participate in Futurological Congresses where Systems Science displays its grand apocalyptic graphs, to be asked to tell the newspapers what America will be like in 2001, and all that, but it’s a terrible mistake. I write science fiction, and science fiction isn’t about the future. I don’t know any more about the future than you do, and very likely less. This book is not about the future. Yes, it begins by announcing that it’s set in the “Ekumenical Year 1490-97,” but surely you don’t believe that? Yes, indeed the people in it are androgynous, but that doesn’t mean that I’m predicting that in a millennium or so we will all be androgynous, or announcing that I think we damned well ought to be androgynous. I’m merely observing, in the peculiar, devious, and thought-experimental manner proper to science fiction, that if you look at us at certain odd times of day in certain weathers, we already are. I am not predicting, or prescribing. I am describing. I am describing certain aspects of psychological reality in the novelist’s way, which is by inventing elaborately circumstantial lies. In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we’re done with it, we may find-if it’s a good novel-that we’re a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have been changed a little, as if by having met a new face, crossed a street we never crossed before. But it’s very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed. The artist deals with what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words. Words can be used thus paradoxically because they have, along with a semiotic usage, a symbolic or metaphoric usage. (They also have a sound-a fact the linguistic positivists take no interest in. A sentence or paragraph is like a chord or harmonic sequence in music: its meaning may be more clearly understood by the attentive ear, even though it is read in silence, than by the attentive intellect.) All fiction is metaphor. Science fiction is metaphor. What sets it apart from older forms of fiction seems to be its use of new metaphors, drawn from certain great dominants of our contemporary life-science, all the sciences, and technology, and the relativistic and the historical outlook, among them. Space travel is one of these metaphors; so is an alternative society, an alternative biology; the future is another. The future, in fiction, is a metaphor. A metaphor for what? If I could have said it non-metaphorically, I would not have written all these words, this novel; and Genly Ai would never have sat down at my desk and used up my ink and typewriter ribbon in informing me, and you, rather solemnly, that the truth is a matter of the imagination. Ursula K. Le Guin

Thanks for the support. if your like me you never go any place unless you got a reason, I suggest joining a meet up group or book club and making reason to go. You’re not gonna instantly make a best friend and you might have to try a few but at least if anyone asked you tried. For comics I always suggest “watch men” or even “swamp thing” both by Allen Moore . And if you don’t wanna go with super hero’s “Maus” by art spiegelman or “Sabrina” by nick drnaso are great stand alones 🧹🧹

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@@NerdishlyActive it’s really is just legalized corruption. Thanks for the happy bday 🧹

Thanks, I shouldn't be so sour about my Bday but really who likes being old lol i guess it has to be a 🧹

@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer I'm the same, lol, mine is in a few days and I just want to stay home, turn off my phone and sleep 😂

@@OnlyTheBestFantasyNovels happy early bday. That’s how you know your getting old when your bday wish is for a good sleep lol