Thank you! I'll keep that in mind. I'm actually planning to read Les Miserables this year

Interesting take! At the end of the day, it's just a nonsensical tale. However, anyone can interpret it differently!

Yes but you know I really like the world Hugo paints. With such colour, and the emotional journeys his cast go through. I'm only about half way through the first volume, which is itself one of two. But this book is truly massive, what's more the script is driven and remarkable. I really can't fault him for this. Leave it with me, ta.

Thank you for this comment!

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True!

Very interesting comment and I agree with you!

Happy new year and thank you for this comment! I actually enjoy trying to find hidden symbolisms in films, series or books, but while I was reading this particular book, I didn't try to find a deeper meaning in its story. However, I'd like to reread it and see if I'll interpret it differently!

Read more.

Interesting take!

There is a style of nonfiction that I have seen called journalistic nonfiction that is all about telling a good story that happens to be true. There are also introduction books to obscure topics aimed at general readers.

Books like And the Band Played On by Shilts or Endurance by Lansing tell a compelling story.

The Man Who Mistook his wife for a hat is an introduction to neurological diseases through interesting anecdotes.

Stolen Focus by Johan Hari is an expose of Social media impact on attention span.

no that doesn't make you dumb at all. Looking for symbolism is a skill but it can also be a curse. If you look for it everywhere it becomes more difficult to enjoy some stories where you don t find it. Be happy that you can enjoy the story for what it is and what resonates with you. If you want to learn to find symbolism, just start reading a few academic papers after you finish each novel... you 'll quickly come to be able to draw similar comparisons in other works. happy New years

I'm happy to hear that it made you chuckle 😂

Thanks for the recommendation!

I read fantasy far more than anything else, exactly for the ‘escapism’ that you mentioned, but there are some things that simply interest me and I wanna read more about. ‘Nothing to envy’, about life in and fleeing from North Korea, or ‘All the Shah’s Men’, about the CIA’s coup in Iran in 1953 (and what led to it and the aftermath) for example, and more stuff like that. Just things that I wanna know more about, get new perspectives on.

He also has a chapter that is only five words

> My mother is a fish.

this is a great book, it does cover some historical "in jokes"

Oh, yes! I could totally see that, especially with the Queen and the King of hearts!

I absolutely recommend the show!! They change some major points from the book, but who really cares anyways because the book is like you said underwhelming and lacking a lot.

Just skim read those bits while making a face like a dog has farted directly into your mouth

Not at all, if you want to change the story and insert themes and such that weren't in the original story at that point it's not an adaptation, it becomes a fanfic. Create your own story at that point don't ruin someone else's work for your own agenda.

No. The reason they do this is because no one wants to read their original works. So they "adapt" something established, and hope to pull in completely oblivious viewers. There's no passion involved in portraying the work with any form of respect to the source material; it's a platform for their message and to fill out their resume.

The biggest problem with this is that it erodes these IPs to the point that they do not pull in the original crowd any longer, and sours the memory of those things when they were enjoyable.

Should I watch the show, then? Like I said, I do like the overall story. So if the show makes it, you know, actually enjoyable, maybe I should give that a shot. Lol.

His poetry sounds interesting, I'll definitely check it out. And I agree with you, I loved the nonsensical plot of the book and it was really charming.

If it's feasible I would be happy to send you a couple of whatever you're looking for