Read the first chapter here and fall in love with our protagonist
https://genius.com/Neal-stephenson-snow-crash-chapter-one-annotated
snowyday
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You have a problem with high-kicking sex priestesses and homophobia??
Book 4, God Emperor, is the best.
I hated it the first time. Struggled the second and third. Loved it every reread since
You nailed it
Gender and identity are critical components of their works and magical system. So there’s an abundance of such talk, especially as our protagonists move around the world from one culture to the next
Also, the author was a horn dog
Happy to talk about Wheel of Time. Did you make it all the way to the end?
I’ve read the whole series twice, once when the last book was finally released and again during the pandemic.
If you’re still on Reddit, there was a great sub for WoT memes
Over the years, Ive often found myself wondering how trek would be different if they had ships fleets and ship designs like 1) massive carrier ship with lots of fighters (like the Empire or Battle Star Galactica) or 2) the Jedi and their smaller ships for both interstellar travel and fighting
Imagine if Ben Sisko returned with the Defiant, and the Defiant was a carrier like Galacticca
Happy to answer any other questions. I’ve had multiple cats since 1996 including both indoor and outdoor friends
Many thought it’s and interesting and fairly unusual design
Agreed! But it was the only coverage I’d seen so far, and I’m hoping it could lead to a conversation with anyone else who wants to discuss
Oh, they definitely are already
For example, NSFW obviously:
https://lemmynsfw.com/post/518229