I just discovered Ground News. It's interesting because they rate news articles from sources based on their biases and factuality.
So for example they will post a headline and list all the news sources reporting on it and rate how left or right leaning it is overall, plus they seem to do a good job with rating how factual it is. I've found it helpful and what I was craving from the news.
This makes me think of the time I went to a haunted maze type place. The friend I was with was pretty terrified (normal reaction) and when one of the costume monsters chased her into a corner with her hiding her face and screaming, a bunch of random people started filming her and putting their phones basically in her face. I yelled at them to leave and they just started filming me.
I just imagine how many YouTube and TikTok videos we are in without us knowing.
The experience reading Good Omens when I was younger is one I want to capture again. I had so much fun and the pages flew by. I like the current series on Prime also.
I had trouble with American Gods for some reason..like my mind kept wandering and I wasn't that into it.
I did like the Guards! Guards! Discworld book...you just reminded me they exist!
Oh yes! I've listened to the audiobook and was captivated. It's now my benchmark for how good narration should be for an audiobook.
The best way I can describe the Howl books are a cozy, blanket by the fireplace feeling. To me it's similar to the movie where the plot is fine but it's more about the atmosphere and tone.
On the Borrowers... I remember the 90s movie, didn't know it was also a book!
It's funny, I just finished watching Nausicaa for the first time and it really felt like there was missing narrative. I loved it but I could tell there was more story missing. I'll check it out!
Also good tip about Earthsea. I have heard of a book before and it sounded good
It looks interesting! How "dense" is it...like are there lots of names to remember or world building to understand? I struggle a bit with that if the plot isn't moving quickly enough.
I always suspected a majority of posts in AITA the sub were fiction (either human made or AI). So anything to get away from that I'm all for.
Another interesting tidbit is her father was Lord Byron, the famous poet. He actually abandoned her and her mom after birth. This made Ada become more math oriented since her mom wanted her to be independent and a logical thinker.
For a moment I was confusing it for the cancelled Apple show Metropolis...I was really looking forward to that. But now I know this movie exists and am excited for it. I love original epic sci-fi!