Hieronymous Alloy posted:

I think Mel got mad at us he's not around so much any more =(

Take the plunge! Okay! posted:

Oh, good. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank a human heart for recommending Porius and to whoever recommended Salammbo. Any other books like that you people can think of? Like exotic, fantastical, packed with weirdness but not genre fantasy.

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

I think Mel got mad at us he's not around so much any more =(

Bilirubin posted:

"Us"?

Take the plunge! Okay! posted:

Oh, good. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank a human heart for recommending Porius and to whoever recommended Salammbo. Any other books like that you people can think of? Like exotic, fantastical, packed with weirdness but not genre fantasy.

Bilirubin posted:

"Us"?

quote:

The royal we, or majestic plural (pluralis maiestatis), is the use of a plural pronoun (or corresponding plural-inflected verb forms) to refer to a single person who is a monarch. The more general word for the use of a we, us, or our to refer to oneself is nosism.

Speakers employing the royal we refer to themselves using a grammatical number other than the singular (i.e., in plural or dual form). For example, in his manifesto confirming the abdication of Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich, Emperor Alexander I begins: "By the Grace of God, We, Alexander I, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias ....".[1]

. . .
In the public situations in which it is used, the monarch or other dignitary is typically speaking not only in his or her personal capacity but also in an official capacity as leader of a nation or institution. In the grammar of several languages, plural forms tend to be perceived as deferential and more polite than singular forms. This grammatical feature is common in languages that have the T-V distinction. English used to have this feature but lost it over time, largely by the end of the 17th century.[3]

StrixNebulosa posted:

So I'm trying to enjoy my usual trashy paranormal romance series, because most of the time it's fun and has cool murders to solve.

This time however the author decided to make the romantic lead a dude who regularly sexually assaults and harasses the heroine, but the author thinks it's sexy so the heroine never objects for long and all the other characters are cheering on the romance. Here's a choice quote:

"Riley headed out of Mercy's office with a deep sense of rightness in his gut. She'd accepted the mating dance. He had no intention of letting her escape the mating itself, no matter what he had to do."



i just want trashy romance with some were-critters and psychics why is this suddenly so messed up, it's like I'm reading a horror novel instead at how all of the characters are swooning at this guy and how he likes to grab Mercy and say things like "I said no." "But your smell says yes."

e: "You ready for a full-time man?" Hard words. "Because I don't do part-time."

Dying laughing while being really angry at this book is a trip

Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

Are you reading that book series with the native American werewolf lady? Those have some ridiculous covers.

StrixNebulosa posted:

Nope, not yet. I'm reading Nalini Singh.

Speak of the devil though, I was looking at starting Patricia Brigg's series soon.

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One reader discovered, to his surprise, that his new copy of “1984” had passages that were “worded slightly different.” Another offered photographic proof that her edition was near gibberish. A third said the word “faces” was replaced in his copy with “feces.” Getting Orwell books that skip a chunk of pages seemed to be a routine experience.

Even the titles changed. One edition of “Animal Farm: A Fairy Story” referred to itself on the back cover as “Animals Farm: A Fair Story.” The preface referred to another great Orwell work, “Homage to Catalonia,” as “Homepage to Catalonia.”

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What are three things a person can do to curate their own home library?
First, think about what you are trying to accomplish. Is there a story you are trying to tell? A color palette you want to achieve?

Enfys posted:

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Philthy posted:

Not nearly as cool as Johnny Depp in The Ninth Gate.

Not sure I'd want someone to make me my own "to-do" list for books. That would be pure misery, even if they were books I might eventually pick myself. Half the fun of reading for me is wandering into a book shop and just finding something that I never thought I'd be reading.

Take the plunge! Okay! posted:

Spoilers alert: nobody’s ever reading those books. There are literally decor.

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

I will be more than happy to be a paid book consultant

Look, you're a lost cause already, but if it's on a shelf your heirs or assigns might read it one day

Finicums Wake posted:

when is the book of the month decided on? the week prior to the 'month' of the book of the month? i'll prob read the next one just to have some book chat in my life

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

https://twitter.com/alloy_dr/status/1164560315079700481

Krankenstyle posted:

Here's a fun thing I came across at a used book store:



Nyeste Punkteerkonst, som viser videlystne Mennesker deres tilkommende Skjebne (Newest Art of Puncture, which shows curious People their future Destiny), published in anonymous translation in Copenhagen 1821 (no idea what the original title or language were). Interestingly, the pages are not cut (ie. it is a full folio page, only folded into a book), so it was apparently unused. I've obtained a scanned copy from the Royal Library instead of cutting open the pages.

The preface states (my bad translation): Who does not wish to pull aside the Veil of the Future and lay bare his future Destiny, and how toilsome is not our Strive to obtain only a feeble Light over some or other of the most intimate Wishes of our Heart. Often the young Beauty sneaks in the Quiet of the Night, disguised, to an old Woman, who knows the Art of Divination through Cards of Coffee Grounds, to there get Advice; but often the good Girl is deceived. The old Sibyl soon feels who she talks to under the Disguise, and by Questions or other Knowledge of the Family Circumstances, she tells the deceived Girl Things that will often flatter her Wishes and let her Hope yet be unfulfilled. — In order that Nobody longer shall be deceived by such old Sibyllae, the Reader is hereby granted this Writ wherein anyone in the Future will find Satisfaction for their Desires.

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

https://twitter.com/alloy_dr/status/1164560315079700481

chernobyl kinsman posted:

why are you linking us to a tweet that links us to a thread

chernobyl kinsman posted:

why are you linking us to a tweet that links us to a thread

Rand Brittain posted:

I'm vaguely reminded of the lovely parliament wizard in the Bartimaeus Chronicles who had all her grimoires and spellbooks taken out of their original covers and rebound so that they all had the same white exterior with her mark.

Eventually her bookmakers got back at her for decades of shittiness by deliberately introducing copying errors into WARDING CIRCLE 302: DO THIS CORRECTLY TO NOT DIE.