ElegantVamp
ElegantVamp t1_jdz6kgp wrote
Reply to comment by Distinct_Armadillo in This one by LM Montgomery did not age well by Bookanista
"ripped off"
ElegantVamp t1_jdz6ith wrote
Reply to comment by Bookanista in This one by LM Montgomery did not age well by Bookanista
....Because it was the 30s?
ElegantVamp t1_jdwmz4u wrote
Reply to Why are American book covers typically ugly in comparison to everywhere else? by blackwaltz9
Are there any examples or is this just more America Bad crap
ElegantVamp t1_jdn7tzb wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Feeling disturbed about how Western authors depict the East by [deleted]
Yeah I mean it's not INaccurate lol
ElegantVamp t1_ja6cpda wrote
You could probably watch "Zoo" and get the same effect. >!Except the horse has a higher casualty.!<
ElegantVamp t1_j92xzrg wrote
Reply to Why are HUMANS so predictable? by LegalCrook
Because.
ElegantVamp t1_j6k6oqh wrote
Reply to comment by lucia-pacciola in The 10 Inalienable Rights of the Reader by swedish_librarian
Ehh I agree to an extent
ElegantVamp t1_j400aec wrote
Reply to comment by marvelousmaraw in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Leguin affected me like few books have done by feanor_imc
SAME đź’ś
ElegantVamp t1_j23k5kd wrote
It helps that a lot of the "Picks of the Month" come from other Booksellers from other stores and not just corporate picks.
ElegantVamp t1_j1ssqib wrote
Reply to comment by AngelDeath2 in do you think that with media (booktok and booktube) we are losing critical thinking? by Organic_Rock_6974
>gaslight uesd to maintain it
What lol
ElegantVamp t1_j1ssitd wrote
Reply to comment by Brandosandofan23 in do you think that with media (booktok and booktube) we are losing critical thinking? by Organic_Rock_6974
>It’s just so weird people want to die on this hill.
A world desperate for external validation + an increase in an inability to feel even the slightest discomfort at something or everything having to come with an "X is okay and You're Valid™️" disclaimer.
ElegantVamp t1_j1ktoz1 wrote
Reply to comment by aclownandherdolly in This is an excerpt from Cixin Liu's book "The Dark Forest", describing what happens to people when they lose all hope in Humanity by RobleViejo
What "scientific fact" are you talking about
ElegantVamp t1_j1kksof wrote
Reply to comment by RobleViejo in This is an excerpt from Cixin Liu's book "The Dark Forest", describing what happens to people when they lose all hope in Humanity by RobleViejo
>Please don't downvote me just because Im being painfully honest.
You're not being "painfully honest", Mr. iam14andthisisdeep. You're just wallowing in misery and borderline fetishizing your own sadness and self-pity, purposefully obfuscating it as being "deep and insightful" and everyone else just Doesn't Get It.
You've got a bad case of Chronic Online Syndrome.
RX: Go outside and maybe see a therapist.
ElegantVamp OP t1_isjllfv wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Trouble With Fight Club by ElegantVamp
Horror and satire can co exist
ElegantVamp t1_je1gtck wrote
Reply to comment by bellefleurdelacour98 in This one by LM Montgomery did not age well by Bookanista
Explaining =/= defending.