Topic: Nintendo Life Book Club

@BruceCM you’ve actually got the wording right by avoiding calling it a novel or referring it to Shakespeare’s book. ;p

Indeed, @jump .... If you're going to be pedantic, it's best to be precise, lol! Now go off & argue with Tolkien about why he shouldn't have Book 1 & 2 of Fellowship of the Ring generally presented in one volume, presumably mostly just to mess with people & about whether his epic saga is a trilogy or not?

@BruceCM That’s the least of The Lord Of Rings problems, it’s a a bunch of books about walking, even the trees walk as that’s how desperate they were for padding.

There’s a bit of flying too

& talking, @jump .... Along with occasional fighting?

@BruceCM i don't remember any fighting and talking in it, was that when it was in Elvishh? You know it's proper sophisticated stuff when it's in a different language.

Speaking of, that reminds me of one of my favourite quotes about Lord Of The Rings.

@damien33ad Well since you're talking about not breaking the language law you spelt" you" wrong again. ;p

@damien33ad I was mainly referring to the addiction angle. I'm happy he got out of it all and changed his life for the better, and I know addiction is a very hard monster to wrestle.

I read a little Shakespeare in high school as part of a couple of reading units (namely Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet) and do need to get into some of his other works sometime. I do sort of know how Julius Caesar plays out though lol. I might actually check out some of his comedies as I have no experience with them.

Heh it seems like Amazon accidentally leaked some upcoming kindle models, the model comparison for the basic kindle now includes a new Paperwhite with adjustable light color, and a second paperwhite model with wireless charging and other features.

@damien33ad I'll take your word on both! I want to say I've read an excerpt from Canterbury Tales, though I confess it was so long ago that I don't recall the content.

I need to dig more into philosophers too. That's an area in which I'm severely lacking.

@Tyranexx Tragically I studied The Tempest three years ago, and regrettably I can say that was easily the worst, most disinteresting work of Shakespeare I have ever had the displeasure of encountering. Macbeth and R&J for me were simply simply lovely, same with A Midsummer Night's Dream and Othello.

We did study Beowulf a while ago though. Arthurian legends too at home, watched a movie called The Green Knight about Sir Gawain and his Christmas bet.

@TheJGG I've heard of The Tempest but haven't studied that one; seems like I dodged a bullet there! The other two are classic works I'd like to explore at some point.

We covered some Arthurian legends too, though not in detail. Namely content involving Lancelot du Lac. We covered Beowulf in one of my German classes, reading the tale in German. Some interesting material to be sure (love the bit with Grendel), though almost every other character, at least in the format presented to my class, was very one dimensional.

I did The Tempest at school and liked it much more than Macbeth. English lessons tend to suck the joy out of reading anything though.

I took a King break and added a third book to the rotation.

It's a random book I got for free on amazon, "Murder at Mile Marker 18". Seems to be a shorter, less serious, Clue-esque murder novel. And it comes with a recipe, according to the cover. Fancy!

So now I'm reading that until the percentage catches up with the other two books. Then I'll continue Pet Sematary, then The Shining, and I'll read them in that order until they're all done.

@Tyranexx I think you have, it's certain other people can tell you how they enjoyed it. While I can appreciate that I still despise it with every fibre of my English speaking soul. Either way Shakespeare has a large enough range that you can pretend it doesn't exist lol. Arthurian legends are really fascinating. Not many filmmakers have been able to truly capture what it meant to be a knight at the Round Table but many have tried. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is fascinating but in a weird, terrible way. And The Green Knight is fascinating in a weird, good way.

I realised a few of the Unique Monsters from Xenoblade are named after knights of said Round Table, tell me if you recognise the following names; Agalove, Bors, Galahad, Gawain, Lancelot, Mordred, Tristan.

@TheJGG I think that's one of the great things about Shakespeare's work: there's enough variety that there's bound to be a work that suits almost everyone. I'm aware of a few King Arthur film attempts, though those have been...varied. I do intend to see Disney's The Sword in the Stone at some point, though I realize, despite my limited knowledge, this is a very loose interpretation of the source material. I believe Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the most popular works, one I've heard of but admittedly haven't read.

I recognize a few of those Xenoblade names, namely Galahad, Mordred, and (ironically) Gawain.

Just finished Chimanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dear Ijeawele and now I’m filling up an amazon cart to binge the rest of her books. For lighter fare I am working on I’m in love with the Villainess by Inori. Triple reading this one (original in Japanese, English translation and the manga). Rereading Kyudo since I’ve not been to the dojo since the pandemic started so my library and home training keep me connected. Also inching through The Half has Never Been Told by Edward Baptist.

I been reading Mistborn and I am curious who else enjoys the works of Brandon Sanderson. He is a great writer IMO.

I've been reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

First time reading something like this (my brother gave it to me), usually I read fantasy or horror. I'm enjoying it a lot, some very good food for thought!

Ha, I just started studying some of her short stories. Pretty fun ride at times, plus it kinda reminded me of some similar literature I read when I lived in eastern Africa a few years back.

(About The Shinning)

I'm now 1/4th done with the book, and while the "good stuff" hasn't happened yet, it's been really interesting to have some insight about what goes on with Jack Torrance.

There's an implication that he has some sort of shine to him: the cook is able to identify something in him, but he decides it's definitely not a shinning. While you have Danny losing control of his body and having out of body experiences that give him information, Jack has out-of-mind experiences and loses control of his temper instead, even sober, which leads to destructive behavior.

He's completely in denial about it too, constantly reminding himself that he's not actively participating, bad things just happen to him. So his "ability" seems to be the complete opposite of the shinning. No wonder the bad things in the hotel are able to influence him; while Danny is aware of the things around him and is cautious, Jack is already convinced that he's nothing but a prop.