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Last chapter.

"the more she ate the more she shat"

Classic GRRM.

Moar Selmy.

Moar "mummer's farce."

"The Ugly Little Girl"

Just like me fr

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18017207

I heard a lot of praise for Bulgakov's oeuvre in the past, so I decided to give it a go.

I have read Russian literature in the past by recommendation of family and friends who always showed much interest in it; be it Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov or Pushkin.

But recently I noticed that knowledge of Russian literature virtually stops at the onset of the revolution. When it comes to the Soviet era, there is a sort of intentional silence regarding the literature of that time, at least in the West and its colonized peripheries. Anecdotally, I once had a conversation with my mother during which she claimed that the Soviet period was a dark time to be living in Russia. When I asked her what's the basis of her statement, she said this is based on the novels she read, citing Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. The awkward smile on her face after telling her that these authors died decades before the revolution was priceless; bless her heart, but I am digressing.

When a few exceptions of Soviet literature emerge out of the iron curtain, it turns out to be some anticommunist rambling, just like Bulgakov's Master and Margarita.

Considering the critical acclaim, it feels wrong to say that I found it to be average. Was I supposed to cheer for the devil and his retinue as they terrorize Moscow? Maybe it's my ideological orientation which prevents me from fully engaging with the novel, and I'm alright with that. Though I did enjoy the chapters narrating Pontius Pilate's encounter with Yeshua Ha-Nozri.

Anyhow, was Soviet literature ever popular? Did it die out after the collapse of the union? Or has it always been curtailed in the West?

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Get the first book from your local library or for free as well from Z Library (PDF version).

First book in the series is A Game of Thrones.

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Start with A Game of Thrones, Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire, and then go from there.

I have my mechanical keyboard attached to my tablet so I'm able to type again without the screen, even if I don't have my computer.

Take care, folks.

Start here:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PKNG8t-XPho&list=PLMLTM7CoBZvIs5vNnwL3Ee25qbyudFda4&index=1&t=3s&pp=iAQB

You can also get A Game of Thrones from your local library; best to patronize it while they're under attack by the right-wing.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2730183

Hey, all.

Start through this link here.

Read along with a copy from the library on the book you're on or through PDF or ePub.

Better if you read along to the narrator's words.

Discuss A Song of Ice and Fire below.

Cheers!

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2722326

Hey, everyone.

You can start through this hyperlink here.

That's if you're just starting the A Song of Ice and Fire book series (which the TV show Game of Thrones is based off of).

Discussion question for today:

What are your favorite parts of Dorne?

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2663734

Hello all.

Start through this hyperlink right here if you haven't started already.

The hyperlink starts with A Game of Thrones.

This book that I'm reading right now is the fifth book of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance with Dragons.

Get the first book or second book or whichever book you're starting with from your local library or from Z Library or Anna's archive (the last two provide free PDFs or ePub versions).

What are your favorite Jon Snow chapters throughout the series?

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2630276

Heya, all of you

You can start through this hyperlink right here and begin reading along with a book while you're listening to it.

Best way to enjoy it.

First book is A Game of Thrones.

Current (and fifth book) that I'm on is A Dance with Dragons.

How are you all enjoying your current read-through, if you are reading along with me?

This is for those currently reading.

Get the first, second, third, fourth, or fifth book from your local library near you. Or get the book PDF from Z Library or Anna's Archive, whichever book you're on or currently starting with.

Discussion question:

What's your favorite part in A Dance with Dragons?

Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism by Robert Chapman is what I'll be exploring.

Anyone want to read along with me?

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2621758

Hey all.

You can start right here through this link.

This is the fifth book of A Song of Ice and Fire.

That is, A Dance with Dragons.

A Game of Thrones is the first book.

What are your thoughts on the chapter?

Your thoughts on the fifth book in general?

It's my favorite book.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2608650

Hey, y'all.

You can listen to the beginning from here onward.

Get a copy of the book from your local library (first book is A Game of Thrones and the one I'm currently reading is A Dance with Dragons). Or you can read through your PDF reader and get a PDF version from Z Library.

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Here you go, Master Qui-Gon Juche.

tværpostet fra: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4611140

I loved this book just as much as Leviathan Wakes. 9/10. I would highly recommend this to anyone who's a fan of science fiction, and his read Leviathan Wakes

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2455885

Check it out.

Start here.

Discussion question:

What do you like best about Quentyn Martell?

Get a copy of A Game of Thrones from your local library to start reading along to the audiobook or get a PDF from Z Library.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2455880

Check it out.

Start here.

Discussion question:

What do you like best about Griff?

Get a copy of A Game of Thrones from your local library to start reading along to the audiobook or get a PDF from Z Library.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2434023

Hiya.

Start right here.

Who is your favorite character in A Dance with Dragons? Which arc do you like best?

Get a copy of A Game of Thrones (from your local library or Z Library) and start reading along to the audiobook.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2433735

One of the best chapters in the entire series.

Listen to it.

Start through this link here.

Oh, and get a copy of the book you're on through your local library or get a PDF from Z Library or Anna's archive.

@[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2433316

Hey, everyone.

You can start listening here.

Good ole' Jon.

I prefer him in A Dance With Dragons.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2412579

Get this book here.

That, and Strategy for a Black Agenda by Gerald Horne.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2388856

Start here.

Read along while you're listening, using perhaps a copy from your library or a PDF version of A Game of Thrones from Z Library or Anna's archive; best way to read this series.

Who is your favorite character from the books? (Not the dumb show.)

Better than Roy Dotrice's version (which is the official audiobook version).

This is the unofficial audiobook version.