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Started by droog, October 05, 2007, 03:25:13 AM

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droog

October 05, 2007, 03:25:13 AM
http://lazylibrary.com/

QuoteEver read a book that was a few hundred pages longer than it needed to be? Yeah, so have we. Fortunately, there are authors out there that would rather have a concise and effective book than a lengthy and diluted tome, and that's where we come in.

Welcome to the LazyLibrary, where you can find books on any topic without having to worry about high page counts. If it's over 200 pages, you won't even see it. Read all about anything, in less time, for (usually) less money.

Just the thing for us all in this busy modern world. Try doing a search on 'roleplaying games'.
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jeff37923

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October 05, 2007, 03:46:28 AM
The premise for the LazyLibrary is a strawman arguement. Although I can understand the idea (Flowers for Algernon made a great novella but a lousy novel, the entire center section of Moby Dick about the whaling industry could have been cut out since it was just there to "pad" the book), but the execution leaves something to be desired. Case in point, the entries under role-playing game are mostly adventure modules which still require rules books to play.
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Aos

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October 05, 2007, 09:13:56 AM
I like the whaling chapters in Moby Dick.
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October 05, 2007, 11:12:03 AM
See, this is why I read only important literature.  Assembled sentences that have been proven, over time and by concensus of highly educated minds, to really matter.  I make every word count.

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John Morrow

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October 05, 2007, 12:59:41 PM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaSee, this is why I read only important literature.  Assembled sentences that have been proven, over time and by concensus of highly educated minds, to really matter.  I make every word count.

Please tell me why those highly educated minds keep torturing children and young adults with Dickens.
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Ian Absentia

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October 05, 2007, 01:47:53 PM
Because, my simple fellow, it's good for the soul.  Adversity builds character.  This makes Dickens important.  

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Aos

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October 05, 2007, 02:53:43 PM
Quote from: John MorrowPlease tell me why those highly educated minds keep torturing children and young adults with Dickens.

This question can only be answered by dividing by zero. There is no other way.
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riprock

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October 06, 2007, 04:30:13 PM
Quote from: John MorrowPlease tell me why those highly educated minds keep torturing children and young adults with Dickens.

Highly educated minds find that despite all of Dickens' faults, he can still make an eighteen-year-old reader worry about whether the good-looking girl is going to testify against the good-looking boy  (refer to the courtroom scene in Tale of Two Cities).

Also, not to put too fine a point on it, huge sectors of modern culture and entertainment are not just junk -- their quality is so very low that even aesthetically uneducated students recoil from them in disgust.
"By their way of thinking, gold and experience goes[sic] much further when divided by one. Such shortsighted individuals are quick to stab their fellow players in the back if they think it puts them ahead. They see the game solely as a contest between themselves and their fellow players.  How sad.  Clearly the game is a contest between the players and the GM.  Any contest against your fellow party members is secondary." Hackmaster Player\'s Handbook

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October 06, 2007, 05:06:27 PM
Quote from: riprockHighly educated minds find that despite all of Dickens' faults, he can still make an eighteen-year-old reader worry about whether the good-looking girl is going to testify against the good-looking boy  (refer to the courtroom scene in Tale of Two Cities).

A Tale of Two Cities?  A Christmas Carol?  Sure.  But can you give me any good reason to torture kids with Great Expectations?
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Aos

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October 06, 2007, 05:59:22 PM
Quote from: riprockAlso, not to put too fine a point on it, huge sectors of modern culture and entertainment are not just junk -- their quality is so very low that even aesthetically uneducated students recoil from them in disgust.


This is not a new development. Most of what passed for entertainment over the past century and a half was just as forgettable- this is demonstrated by the fact we've forgotten most of it.
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October 06, 2007, 06:34:35 PM
Quote from: AosThis is not a new development. Most of what passed for entertainment over the past century and a half was just as forgettable- this is demonstrated by the fact we've forgotten most of it.
Fair point.  Assuming that, by Sturgeon's Law (95% of everything is crap), that Dickens represents the top 5% of his time, then we should be thankful that children and yound adults are not tortured with anything below the 95th percentile.

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Aos

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October 06, 2007, 06:54:55 PM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaFair point.  Assuming that, by Sturgeon's Law (95% of everything is crap), that Dickens represents the top 5% of his time, then we should be thankful that children and yound adults are not tortured with anything below the 95th percentile.

!i!

Sadly, Sturgens law doesn't help us here. We forget some of the good and remember some of the worst. Everybody knows what I love Lucy is for instance, but there are relatively few people who know about Cap'n Easy, or Terry and The Pirates. Actually its not so sad, buried treasure awaits everyone who wants to look for it in the form of forgotten movies, books, music and comics.
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