I've started reading 'Out' by Christine Brooke-Rose. This one is described as an 'experimental' novel, and it certainly reads that way. The writing style is very strange so far, with repetitive descriptions of the surrounding environment, with characters left in a sort of confusing fog. I'm finding it very interesting, and enjoying how I have …
My Name is Red, by Orhan Pamuk
I love reading about artists. I can usually identify with those kinds of characters pretty well. This story was an interesting look at the 'miniaturists' of 16th century Istanbul. And what held my attention most, was the way they looked at art. In that time, 'style' was seen as a flaw. If anyone could tell …
Cultural evolution produces hot garbage
Evolution is not a ladder. Even the tree metaphor is flawed because it gives the faulty impression of 'progress' upward. Evolution is only change in whatever direction leads to the most reproduction. Cultural evolution is the idea that our ideas and way of life evolves generation to generation much the way an organism does, based …
That feeling when you still have half the book left
One thing about audiobooks, is you can't tell how far into the story you are while listening. A paper book, you can see the thickness of the pages in your hand. A kindle book has that little percentage on the bottom as you turn the pages. But an audiobook, who knows? I'm still listening to …
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Influx of ideas, and a contest
I've been having a lot of ideas lately, giving them a bit of polish, then storing them away for later. I don't often have success with an idea when I write it too soon. Ideas need to age... But now that I've got a few of them shelved and fermenting, maybe I can actually get …
Jonas David 