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ये दुनिया है या आलम-ए-बदहवासी? ہم دیکھیں گ
je ne sais rien, non sono qui.
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ronsboy67, to bookstodon
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anyone who's read Deborah Crombie's Kindcaid and James series: I loved the first 7, but 8 & 9 both went VERY heavy on the past timeline device AND blended it with the present via various forms of psychic/paranormal woo-woo. I'm very much not a fan of either, so both together is just is ugh. Are subsequent books in the series similar? #AmReading #Mystery @bookstodon

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No wonder people complain that English orthography is bizarre! 🤣 #AmReading #ebooks #Kobo #Mystery @bookstodon

ronsboy67, to aotearoa
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4.5/5
@thestorygraph for The Seven by
Chris Hammer

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@skua @thestorygraph @bookstodon Your'e absolutely right, of course

ronsboy67, to television
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An interesting difference between and fandom. Every.Single.Time I jwatch a K-actor's Insta live, there are ALWAYS commenters saying stuff like "Speak English" - no "please", and no acknowledgement that the celeb has the absolute right to use their L1.
I've been watching a actor's Insta live for the last 10 minutes, and it's all Japanese. I don't speak or read Japanese but I love that J actors aren't hassled by entitled fans demanding they speak English

ronsboy67, to bookstodon
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2/5 @thestorygraph for A Finer End, book 7 in the Kincaid & James series by Deborah Crombie. My 61st book of 2024, it dragged my average down to under 4.1/5 , thanks to my zero tolerance for mysticism & mumbo-jumbo in mysteries. I skmmed through it 90 minutes, only reading to keep up with developments in Gemma & Duncan's lives. I hope the series leaves the woo-woo behind now. #AmReading #ebooks #Kobo #Mystery @bookstodon #TheStoryGraph

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@tashasounart @bookstodon
I have enjoyed the development of the lead characters. Not just romantically, but as individuals with their own issues. Books 3-5 were the strongest for me so far,
I'm hoping the character growth continues, as it's something that I enjoy when done well, detective characters who age in more or less real time. It's a big part of the reason why Allingham's Campion is my favourite of the Golden Age sleuths, the way hs grew as a person and changed as he aged.

ronsboy67, to bookstodon
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#AmReading A Finer End, book 7 in the Kincaid & James series by Deborah Crombieset in Glastonbury & apart from all the tedious mystic mumbo-jumbo, the eons-old fixation on a tiny hill reminded me a Kiwi acquaintance in the UK who, when a colleague said he was going mountain climbing on the weekend, asked "Have you imported some?" 😆 #ebooks #Mystery #Kobo @bookstodon

pussreboots, to bookstodon
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Five stars: What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman (2023) is a survey of our current understanding of owls. The audiobook is read by the author.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2024/comments_03/what_an_owl_knows.html

@bookstodon #nonfiction #audioBook

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@pussreboots @bookstodon This could be interesting, thanks. I've long been fascinated by the fact that the owl is revered as a symbol of wisdom in the West and contemned as an icon of stupidity in Indic languages

Aaron, to random
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I FINISHED IT!!!!!!!!

It took me 343 days to read The Count of Monte Cristo, but I did it. And it’s a freaking amazing accomplishment.

#TheLongestBook #Bookstodon

My kindle showing the “before you go” screen that appears at the end of a book.

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@Aaron The second biggest book I've ever read, and the biggest I've read three times. Nice to see someone else who avoided wrist sprain by reading it on an ereader😀
If (like me) you read it in English, which trnslation did you read? I love the Robin Buss myself

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@Aaron If you ever decide to re-read, I recommend buying the Robin Buss translation. It's not expensive, and the quality of the translation is much better. He wrote an inteeresting foreword about his translation which included examples of the 19th-century translation (the PD one) bowdlerising the text, and of course the changes in English from the original English translation to his, over hundred years later

ronsboy67, to physics
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Finishing Walter Isaacson's Einstein biography was a nice way to round out February, just hours before my Early Bird renewal @thestorygraph - not too unhappy with my progess on this year's Reading Challenges there. #AmReading #ebooks @bookstodon #Physics #Nonfiction #biography

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    ronsboy67,
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    @AnnaAnthro The intro lost me when Kevin said "the aboriginal people don't share the traditional Taiwanese features" a glaring reminder that the Taiwanese he is thinking of are non-indigenous. The "traditional features" he ascribes to the "Taiwanese" are those of Han Chinese, not those of the people who called the island home long before it was called Taiwan.

    liztai, to books
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    So i made the mistake of reading an article about war crimes before going to bed last night. The details was....graphic and kinda traumatizing to me, eventho i consider myself someone with a high tolerance. But human suffering - oof. Not so much.
    My question - what books would you recommend I read before going to bed? Something calming and soothing?

    #Books #Fiction #bookstodon

    ronsboy67,
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    @liztai Wodehouse, especially the Blandings series.

    youronlyone, to television
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    I think it's safe to say that 2024 is the official beginning of 12-episode #Kdrama .

    From the 90s to 2024:

    1. 150+ episodes
    2. 100 episodes
    3. 52 episodes.
    4. 24-27 episodes.
    5. 18
    6. 16 (longest trend)
    7. 12 (current trend)
    8. 6-8 episodes (they're experimenting on this for a few years now)
    ronsboy67,
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    @youronlyone Dailies are still ~120, of course. I really hope 12 does become the new norm, but there are still plenty of 16s being made, sadly. It was great to see a 12 episode Drama, Knight Flower, set viewing records for its network slot. It might help accelerate the trend.

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    @youronlyone In case you haven't seen any of these, here are the 4 short KDramas I've scored at least 9/10

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    @KDramaQn @youronlyone There are A LOT of recent shorter #KDrama series that are clearly built around at least the possibility of a 2nd season, and I tend to shun those as I INTENSELY dislike that element of "Westernisation".
    But having drifted toward #JDrama (where 12 is LONG) in large part because of all the saggy bloated filler in >=16 ep KDramas, I love the nice tight feel of those #KDramas that are written short and complete. "One Day Off" is a beautiful example

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    @youronlyone @KDramaQn

    None of those series appealed to me, and am surprised by your praise for the IRIS sequel. In the 11 years I've been watching #KDrama, that one has been universally lambasted as an absolute turkey. You're literally the first I've ever heard praise it.
    I HATED the 1st Strong Woman for its brazen misogyny, so was never going to watch a 2nd season. The ONLY #KDrama I've wtached with more than 1 season was Forest of Secrets - which, to be fair I scored S2 higher than S1

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    @youronlyone @KDramaQn @kdrama @kdrama @kdrama

    "If it is an art, then we have to view it and understand it from the creator's perspective."

    This actually gets debated A LOT, in many forms of art: Is the creator's perspective the only valid one, assuming we can be sure we know what their perspective is? I've seen many writers say that once they finish a work, it's no longer theirs but belongs to those who consume it. It's an interesting question, one that will be debated forever, I think

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    @s1m0n4 @youronlyone @KDramaQn @kdrama @kdrama

    Yep, I'm sure there is a lot of misogyny in . checking the JDramas I've dropped, that was a significant factor in many of them. But of the 17 I've score at 9 or higher, 12 are unequivocally built around the female lead. Okeri Mone, Orange Days and Neechan No Koibito are good examples

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    @youronlyone @KDramaQn @kdrama @kdrama

    It's an interesting paradox you have created for yourself - insisting that only the writer's perspective is the correct one UNLESS their perspective is that theirs is NOT the only perspective.

    In that case, you are saying that you are right and they are wrong, which contradicts your assertion that theirs is the only correct pov.

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    @youronlyone @KDramaQn @kdrama @kdrama

    It's definitely been a very stimulating discussion and a great way to stay awake in the early hours after midnight, thanks!

    s1m0n4, to television
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    #kdrama #DoctorSlump ep 9-10

    I know nothing impressive happens right now, but I still love it!
    Nevertheless I hope they find a new plot line because there's not enough material to get to episode 16.

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    @EllenInEdmonton @notthatkaren @s1m0n4 This discussion has pained me greatly - it's led me to the discovery that nearly THREE YEARS have passed since I wrote an article on MDL about this very question 😂
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BODbilZD25s0anRt-j42WWCg14Be-fUlOirn-Jxyzvo/edit?usp=sharing

    ronsboy67, to physics
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    REALLY enjoying Walter Isaacson's "Einstein: His Life and Universe" but the #ebook I'm reading must be the US edition - I simply HATE it when books about science t use Imperial measurements.

    SI or die!

    The problem is that no #ebook I've read on science ever states whether it uses SI or not, and samples don't go far enough to show it either. #AmReading #Kobo #Nonfiction #Physics @bookstodon

    ronsboy67, to bookstodon
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    TFW you're reading a mystery set in the UK written by a UK resident author and your keen detective abilities make you think "hmmmm, US edition?"🤔
    #AmReading #mystery @bookstodon #ebooks #Kobo

    ronsboy67,
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    @benetnasch @Rob_l @bookstodon I did wonder about that possibility actually, whether it was being used as a term of art. Te subsequent use elsewhere of "club class" reinforced my view, though. That to my (non-UK) ears also sounded very North American - here in Aotearoa, we'd say "business class"

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