ASK_ME_ABOUT_LOOMWhat are you listening to now, and how?
haelusnovakAfter seeing the new and the campy old Dune movies, I’ve been listening to the first book. About 1/3 through. I love the writing, but I find myself exhausted with the trope of “creepy bad fat man loves to abuse young boys”. I imagine that this book influenced the same character archetype in the first Eve Online novel. But, as a gay man, it feels very frustrating like gay pedophilia is somehow being characterized as /the worst pedophilia/ when ALL of it is abhorrent. The gay themes just added to increase the “ick” factor for the common straight reader even more? To really seal in the evilness? Idk, it’s annoying, especially when there’s so much anti-lgbt hate being spread with accusations of pedophilia and grooming, but it seems non-lgbt individuals are making these art… Rant about harmful tropes aside, I am surprised by how well both movies stuck to the main events, although the book is much more likeable than either. The audio file is… Around online.
I’ve never been able to talk myself into tackling the Dune books. They’ve been around so long that they feel a bit like paleo-sci-fi.
Here is a paleo-sci-fi I strongly recommend Free on librevox librivox.app/book/9317
From 1909
“Plot summary. The story describes a world in which most of the human population has lost the ability to live on the surface of the Earth. Each individual now lives in isolation below ground in a standard room, with all bodily and spiritual needs met by the omnipotent, global Machine.”
I had previously read Dune so I thought I’d have a go at listening to the whole series. 28 books. Idk , maybe it’s doable. The first one is pretty good / ok. A bit basic but that’s ok for a book at bedtime.
Brian LawsonUpgrade by Blake Crouch. I've been on a Blake Crouch tear for the past few months.
Listening to this one via Libby from my local public library.
How do you like Libby? I was exclusively using overdrive because it allowed me to copy MP3s of the audiobooks into audiobookshelf. I'm kind of dreading having to use Libby.
It’s…fine. The graphics/design are cute but the workflow isn’t always obvious. A slight learning curve. But, now that I’m used to it, it isn’t a problem.
Agreed, there is something very odd about the layout, the buttons don’t always do what you’d expect.
The others, Jeremy Robinson, audiobookshelf.