“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."
Bgrngod on May 23rd, 2024 at 17:25 UTC »
7 - But don't go inciting class hatred! Can't have that.FoxyInTheSnow on May 23rd, 2024 at 17:34 UTC »
“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."
drunk_with_internet on May 23rd, 2024 at 18:40 UTC »
Well, they misspelled “cannot” right off the top so I don’t know how seriously I’d be taking this for that reason alone.