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JJust started Katabasis by R. F. Kuang...already in the first few pages, this may be the smartest book I've read since Jonathan Strang &...
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Jjian replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.More like a “I’d like someone to buy me these books, hint hint” list.
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JWho says I don't critically examine other cultures, including my own? I can assure you that I do. But that's got nothing to do with...
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Jjian replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.I quite liked The Ladies of Grace Adieu, even if it is basically The Witches of Eastwick (but that's no bad thing).
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Jjian replied to the thread Burger me!.I think that's true of a lot of burger replacements. I rather like the A&W masala burger, it's not a burger in any way but is a lovely...
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JBBBs get a bad rap, but I think they're delicious. The trick is to stop trying to make them taste like something they're not (beef)...
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J"Want to read" is like a hit list
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Jjian replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.That’s what Goodreads is for.
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Jjian replied to the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff!.Well, to be fair, Saracen isn’t an ethnicity but a catch-all Medieval English term for “Muslim person encountered during the Crusades”...
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Whilst D&D was probably an influence on Robin of Sherwood, Unearthed Arcana was published in the same year, 1985, and was therefore too... -
JMan, there were so many Canadian tourists there this summer it was crazy. It became a destination of choice for people cancelling US...
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Jjian replied to the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff!.Not if he’s secretly Nasir.
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Jjian replied to the thread Burger me!.Yes, it’s one of the cheaper yet nicer places to live in Europe and it offers a good digital nomad visa. So lots of expats and also...
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JI love Porto! Portugal is the best kept secret of Europe. Friendly folks and affordable adventures. If I get back there, ill look up...
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I assume Nasir is the archetypal one that everything after riffs on, but I don't know the source material, lol