crixx93
crixx93 t1_j526iky wrote
Reply to Cormac McCarthy's Spanish dialogues by testmeat_
LOL. You shouldn't try Umberto Eco's novels. The guy was a polyglot, and his characters also are. So his novels switch a lot between Italian, spanish, latin, greek, english, French, etc. I don't really mind this. Reading is not a race, I just translate as I go along
crixx93 t1_j41s0lz wrote
Reply to Love in the Time of Cholera by Binky-Answer896
GGM said that the biggest inspiration for the book was his own parents's marriage.
crixx93 t1_j297e7l wrote
Reply to TIL: Zhu Youcheng is the only emperor in Chinese history, to be married to one wife and remain faithful to her, having no concubines. He was a hardworking emperor, lowering taxes, reducing spending, and demonstrating tolerance for Muslims. His son, however, had a haram so large, some starved. by Flares117
Was he gay though?
crixx93 t1_j212rps wrote
Reply to What are your Saddest DNFs? Books you think are super interesting in concept, but you just... Can't? by tiny_purple_Alfador
Don Quixote. Some chapters are great, others don't and the whole thing is too long. Also, Im native spanish speaker, but I struggled a lot while reading it because it the spanish from 400+ years is not very approachable for a modern speaker
crixx93 t1_j20qa4e wrote
Voice actors are very under appreciated
crixx93 t1_j1vi5ii wrote
Reply to Is Brian Sandersons writing style just not for me? Struggling to get through book 3 of Stormlight Archives (mild spoilers) by Dostojevskij1205
That's the thing tho. The Cosmere aims to be the MCU of lit fantasy. Meaning the novels are supposed to very approachable and digestible. I think you are simply not in the target audience. His work is simply YA but more competent than average
crixx93 t1_j1svf0m wrote
Reply to TIL in the movie Kate and Leopold (spoiler alert!) References to Kate being Stuart's great great grandmother had to be removed because critics were horrified by their incestuous relationship by mankls3
I think great great grand parents are removed enough to not be considered incest. I think you are even safe with second cousins
crixx93 t1_iy1oz5h wrote
Reply to Dune - book & movie by fish-n-chips99
The dreams in the movie is his prescience awakening. He is full control of the power in Dune Messiah
crixx93 t1_iubo7zt wrote
Reply to A question for the mystery novel fans by Droppits
Not really into mystery novels, but cheap movies and tv features this a lot.
crixx93 t1_jds8y5f wrote
Reply to The Problem w/ YA books by Ectoplasmic-fungi
YA is cheap entertainment. The authors aren't that skilled, the editors don't care that much and the audience just wants to not be bored