misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY started this discussion 15 years ago#15,875
Has anyone here read this book?
I got it in a sci-fi set for Christmas and just finished it tonight. I don't think I'll be reading it again, it's too painful to tell the truth.
If you haven't read it, read it.
And to give a wider berth to a possibly narrow topic, how do you view mentally ill people? Sympathetic, uncaring etc...?
vocalon !RigbykHwQE joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later[^][v]#276,069
I read an abridged version. > I don't think I'll be reading it again, it's too painful to tell the truth.
qft
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 10 minutes after the original post[^][v]#276,070
I've read the play.
misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^][v]#276,072
@276,069 (vocalon !RigbykHwQE)
I think it was originally a short story, is that the one you read?
Fuck man, I was in tears at the end, the last pages killed me.
Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 17 minutes after the original post[^][v]#276,075
I've read it but don't remember it much, other than I think I enjoyed it.
Homestar !RUNNERV7vk joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 25 minutes after the original post[^][v]#276,077
I read it, and loved it. Gave me tears.
misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 31 minutes after the original post[^][v]#276,080
@276,075 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
It was a bittersweet enjoyment for me. @previous (Homestar !RUNNERV7vk)
Yeah, I loved it as well. Like I said though, not gonna touch it again.
Do you think it would've been as good if he ACTUAL SPOILER stayed on as a genius?
Also, would you rather be aware like he was, or ignorant and more or less blissful?
Homestar !RUNNERV7vk replied with this 15 years ago, 12 minutes later, 43 minutes after the original post[^][v]#276,084
@previous (misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY)
I think about your latter question a lot. I think I'd honestly rather be dumb and happy. But in regards to the book, it just wouldn't have the emotional impact that it did if he hadn't have lost it. It wouldn't have been nearly as interesting.
In a small way, I kind of DO feel like him a little. Since I finished my degree, am not working and have been experiencing depression, my memory, intellect and even common sense have really suffered...
misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 48 minutes after the original post[^][v]#276,085
@previous (Homestar !RUNNERV7vk)
The thing that confuses me about the question is this; if you and I would in all honestly prefer to be ignorant and happy, then why would we cry at the end of the book? I think to me this probably means I would prefer to be aware, no matter the dificulty. I dunno tho, it's a difficult question~
Funnily enough, due to my current mental outlook I can't help but feel alone and I do partly blame this on things that I am aware of that others around me IRL aren't. I sound like I've got my head up my ass, I know. But I can think of no other way to describe it.
Homestar !RUNNERV7vk replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^][v]#276,089
@previous (misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY)
I know exactly what you mean. It could mean that you have a more pessimistic outlook to others (which I often argue is realism) or that you are more sensitive than others and let things bug you, where others would forget about them or distract themselves with more positive things.
If it's an intentional ignorance, perhaps happier people are smarter than I give them credit for?
misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#276,094
> I know exactly what you mean. It could mean that you have a more pessimistic outlook to others (which I often argue is realism) or that you are more sensitive than others and let things bug you, where others would forget about them or distract themselves with more positive things.
A bit of both, really.
> If it's an intentional ignorance, perhaps happier people are smarter than I give them credit for?
I don't think anyone could achieve intentional ignorance properly. I certainly couldn't. Once it has been seen, it cannot be unseen etc...
Homestar !RUNNERV7vk replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#276,095
@previous (misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY)
Yeah but you can choose not to read that article in the newspaper, or switch off the TV when the news comes on. I know a lot of people that refuse to keep up with news altogether. They say it makes them happier. It's an interesting concept but I'm not sure I could do it...
misterbones !LcHrgT2NWY (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#276,106
@previous (Homestar !RUNNERV7vk)
I don't think I could do it either. It seems too much like giving up, you know?
Triptych !:3faggot joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 52 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#276,121
That book, it was... cute. I liked it. I liked it the way I liked Brave New World.