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Entropy 1y ago

One of the things that everyone has in common, that cuts across all demographic lines, is a love of stories.

Everyone loves a good story, and has carried with them the ones that struck a chord with them. It could be a book or movie, song, poem, or even a tale heard from a family member, friend, or stranger.

The Wheel of Time is probably my favorite. I've reread it several times throughout the years, and each time I'm in a different place in my life. Each time I'm drawn to and resonate with different characters and plot arcs.

What's one of your favorite stories anon?

#asknostr

#plebchain

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5c077d22... 1y ago

A story constructs a hierarchy of attentional priorities, guiding our focus toward key elements and shaping our perception of significance within the narrative. This hierarchy influences how we process information and allocate cognitive resources.

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The Beave 1y ago

The Space Trilogy. LOTR. A Series of Unfortunate Events. Starship Troopers.

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Entropy 1y ago

Love these. For Starship troopers, do you mean the book or the movie? I'll admit to never having read the book, but loved the satire of the movie.

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The Beave 1y ago

The movie is trash.

The book.

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Entropy 1y ago

I have only read Stranger in a Strange Land but loved it. I'll add the book to my list and will read it as something entirely separate from and unrelated to the movie, which I've heard before.

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The Beave 1y ago

That's very good, too. I enjoy most of Heinlin.

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Entropy 1y ago

I was just now skimming through a list of books he has published, I had no idea he was so prolific 😮

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The Beave 1y ago

Yup. Very. I'm glad you're figuring that out now. 😁

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Autumn Sun ☀️🌘☯️ 1y ago

The movie is fun but for different reasons but unfortunately Verhovens choice of uniforms and aesthetic gave many people the idea that the SshT universe was one of fascism, which reading the book shows you clearly that it is not at all.

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The Beave 1y ago

I got so pissed off the first time I watched it. The whole thing missed the point. 🙄

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Autumn Sun ☀️🌘☯️ 1y ago

Indeed, but book to movie conversions are rarely true to their source material.

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Autumn Sun ☀️🌘☯️ 1y ago

The people telling their stories in Dan Simmons' "Hyperion" is remarkably human to imagine and very touching considering how it is set in a super-technological future.

The story of the Martian Settlers in Kim Stanley Robinson's b"Red, Green and Blue Mars" is also very good for it's coherence across a long timespan.

Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky is a fantastic read, though admittedly more for its mysterious & fantastic elements than the character depth, but its highly recommended nevertheless.

That's just a few that came to mind today.

#books #stories

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Entropy 1y ago

I very much enjoyed the Mars series, although it's been many years.

I've never read Simmons though, he's eluded me despite being on my 'authors I should get around to reading' list 😂

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Autumn Sun ☀️🌘☯️ 1y ago

Hyperion and the Fall if Hyperion are strongly recommended.

The follow-up: Endymion & the Rise of Endymion, are also good, but in a different way and not if the same caliber IMO.

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Entropy 1y ago

Thank you for the recommendation! When I wrap up the Stormlight Archives I'll check them out.