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7/8 update
so! i've been reading 1984 recently (i'll try and get around to pale fire & the hitchhiker's guide eventually when i'm done...!). i'm about two chapters into part two and still am firmly under the impression that animal farm was orwell's better work. i can see why 1984 is regarded so highly, but i'm just not a big fan of the protagonist. one thing that i do really enjoy is the description of language use in the book. i found the appendix bit awfully fascinating to read about. i like thinking about the role language plays in society (but i'm not an expert by any means and usually this is surface level thinking), so i found it really interesting to see how the goal of the book's "new" language was to slim down the vocabulary you can use to express an idea. it's not a foreign idea by any means and is very reminiscent of how certain people tend to group tons of minorities into just undesirables or illegals in order to undertake genocides, but i liked how it was laid out. i've got a couple of more thoughts regarding the actual characters themselves, but since this is a general update post, that's not such a big deal.
i've also been playing a game recently, which i'll just talk about vaguely. i got recommended it by a friend, and since i finally have time on my hands now, i was able to play it. it's actually really good. i think i was originally put off by the expectation that it would be somehow lacking in writing (since i've shied away from the game developer's past games), but i've actually been endeared to the characters. i think it's especially surprising given the kind of person i am that i'm so interested in a relationship between two of the characters, too. it's usually difficult to get me to care so much about a relationship two characters share since i find that i tend to be a very character-focused person with regards to what i'm into. the writing isn't always stellar, but it gives me enough to chew on that it'll probably be a 10/10 anyway, but then again, i'm less particular with my ratings than the way i word things would leave someone to believe.
i've also been playing a game recently, which i'll just talk about vaguely. i got recommended it by a friend, and since i finally have time on my hands now, i was able to play it. it's actually really good. i think i was originally put off by the expectation that it would be somehow lacking in writing (since i've shied away from the game developer's past games), but i've actually been endeared to the characters. i think it's especially surprising given the kind of person i am that i'm so interested in a relationship between two of the characters, too. it's usually difficult to get me to care so much about a relationship two characters share since i find that i tend to be a very character-focused person with regards to what i'm into. the writing isn't always stellar, but it gives me enough to chew on that it'll probably be a 10/10 anyway, but then again, i'm less particular with my ratings than the way i word things would leave someone to believe.