I have never seen the film version of 'Hannibal'. I'm culturally impoverished. Thank you for sharing that sardonic clip here. I *have* been exposed to WaPo's annual updates of "you will eat bugs" as well as The New York Times equivalent, "Consider Cannibalism". I don't know what motivates those periodic NYT human cannibalism articles, as not even our favorite bad guy elites (Klaus and the World Economic Forum) have suggested it... yet?
Getting back to "Hannibal": I recommend the book. It is slow going initially but picks up nicely a third of the way in. Odd as it may seem, 'Hannibal' the book could be considered a literary comedy. Shakespearean comedies involve love, complex plot twists, and end with reunions or marriage. The hero survives and the villain is killed or destroyed in the end, often due to his psychological weakness. I don't think it would be a spoiler to mention that in the end, not one but THREE couples are united, and have wealth and much happiness. Villains are dispatched as deserved. Even the farm animals are spared a gruesome fate. All this, yet there is some cannibalism, but not in the way one might expect.
This was a delightful post, Unhedged Capitalist! I am now your newest subscriber. The Tiger sounds like a good read.
Hey Ellie, thanks for the book recommendation! I've been a bit hesitant to read the Hannibal books because I've watched the movies so many times, but it sounds like the books are substantially different than the movies so that's awesome.
That clip actually came from the Hannibal TV series which is, arguably, even better than the movies. Mads Mikkelsen is a stunningly believable serial killer.
And thanks for paying for a year subscription too, that's epic 🤙 that $40 will get funneled directly back into my unconquered addiction to buying more books.
As for the NYT, I have no idea what's going on at that publication... I think they have essentially no moral compass, and once that's gone then anything is on the table. Including cousin Timmy, apparently.
As for me, I'm very much looking forward to my future of owning something, not eating ze bugs, and being happy 😊
Done and dusted my friend, I read it a few years ago. I agree, very interesting. A few of the book's findings still stick with me today. Think, Fast and Slow is really psychology at its finest.
To the utter annoyance (I'm sure) of my weary readers, in every other article I praise the book "Dark Forest," which is the sequel to Three Body Problem. DF is one of the most stunning sci-fi books ever written, imo.
That being said, I didn't find Three Body Problem particularly enthralling. When I finished it I wasn't thrilled to continue the series. So if you find the same things happens to you, my advice would be to set aside those reservations and read Dark Forest anyways. It's much better than 3 body.
I have never seen the film version of 'Hannibal'. I'm culturally impoverished. Thank you for sharing that sardonic clip here. I *have* been exposed to WaPo's annual updates of "you will eat bugs" as well as The New York Times equivalent, "Consider Cannibalism". I don't know what motivates those periodic NYT human cannibalism articles, as not even our favorite bad guy elites (Klaus and the World Economic Forum) have suggested it... yet?
Getting back to "Hannibal": I recommend the book. It is slow going initially but picks up nicely a third of the way in. Odd as it may seem, 'Hannibal' the book could be considered a literary comedy. Shakespearean comedies involve love, complex plot twists, and end with reunions or marriage. The hero survives and the villain is killed or destroyed in the end, often due to his psychological weakness. I don't think it would be a spoiler to mention that in the end, not one but THREE couples are united, and have wealth and much happiness. Villains are dispatched as deserved. Even the farm animals are spared a gruesome fate. All this, yet there is some cannibalism, but not in the way one might expect.
This was a delightful post, Unhedged Capitalist! I am now your newest subscriber. The Tiger sounds like a good read.
Hey Ellie, thanks for the book recommendation! I've been a bit hesitant to read the Hannibal books because I've watched the movies so many times, but it sounds like the books are substantially different than the movies so that's awesome.
That clip actually came from the Hannibal TV series which is, arguably, even better than the movies. Mads Mikkelsen is a stunningly believable serial killer.
And thanks for paying for a year subscription too, that's epic 🤙 that $40 will get funneled directly back into my unconquered addiction to buying more books.
As for the NYT, I have no idea what's going on at that publication... I think they have essentially no moral compass, and once that's gone then anything is on the table. Including cousin Timmy, apparently.
As for me, I'm very much looking forward to my future of owning something, not eating ze bugs, and being happy 😊
Since Daniel Kahneman passed today, maybe you’ll enjoy his “Thinking, fast and slow”.
A bit long but definitely interesting.
He won Nobel prize for the research in it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
Done and dusted my friend, I read it a few years ago. I agree, very interesting. A few of the book's findings still stick with me today. Think, Fast and Slow is really psychology at its finest.
Did you do a review on “The three-body problem” or did I picked it up somewhere else?
Started it yesterday, supposed to be really good.
To the utter annoyance (I'm sure) of my weary readers, in every other article I praise the book "Dark Forest," which is the sequel to Three Body Problem. DF is one of the most stunning sci-fi books ever written, imo.
That being said, I didn't find Three Body Problem particularly enthralling. When I finished it I wasn't thrilled to continue the series. So if you find the same things happens to you, my advice would be to set aside those reservations and read Dark Forest anyways. It's much better than 3 body.
I read The Tiger years ago. Great book. Lots of insight into the other side of the tracks in far eastern Russia.
No kidding. What a feral life they have over there.