The "Silence of the Lambs" movie was much better than the book. The book had too many distracting subplots that the movie chopped out. For example, Clarice's boss at the FBI, played by Scott Glen, had a wife dying of cancer while Clarice pursued Buffalo Bill. It added nothing to the story.
The "Silence of the Lambs" movie was much better than the book. The book had too many distracting subplots that the movie chopped out. For example, Clarice's boss at the FBI, played by Scott Glen, had a wife dying of cancer while Clarice pursued Buffalo Bill. It added nothing to the story.
But, yeah, I've read that the average American reads one book per year. So for someone like me who reads about a hundred there are 99 people who don't read books at all.
This is pretty obvious on social networks, and on signs at Trump rallies.
I saw a picture from a rally on the other side; one sign read
"Look at all the correctly-spelled signs." I howled.
All true. There are always exceptions. But in general, we clearly agree.
I am mildly dyslexic. I often don't notice misspellings since I have no difficulty reading misspelled words. It probably contributed to my tendency to not noticing typos or my own words that end up misspelled. In the case of signs carried in rallies and marches, you'd think that someone in the group would say, "Dude, that sign makes us look like dumb shits!" (In some cases, justifiably).
I almost envy you that. A lot of reading is painful for me. I've mentioned the singular "they" many times. I'll see something like "brutalness" and I get mad and want to email the writer, "it's BRUTALITY, dammit!"
And I am tired of being lectured that "language evolves," as if there is no such thing as a mistake.
Oh, I don't confuse mistakes and purposeful destruction of clear meaning, which irritates me more than error.
Books like "1984" and "Anthem" were meant to be a cautionary about the dystopia which follows the enforcement of language intended to prevent logical thought. They are now playbooks for those who prefer a dumbed down thoughtless society.
The "Silence of the Lambs" movie was much better than the book. The book had too many distracting subplots that the movie chopped out. For example, Clarice's boss at the FBI, played by Scott Glen, had a wife dying of cancer while Clarice pursued Buffalo Bill. It added nothing to the story.
But, yeah, I've read that the average American reads one book per year. So for someone like me who reads about a hundred there are 99 people who don't read books at all.
This is pretty obvious on social networks, and on signs at Trump rallies.
I saw a picture from a rally on the other side; one sign read
"Look at all the correctly-spelled signs." I howled.
All true. There are always exceptions. But in general, we clearly agree.
I am mildly dyslexic. I often don't notice misspellings since I have no difficulty reading misspelled words. It probably contributed to my tendency to not noticing typos or my own words that end up misspelled. In the case of signs carried in rallies and marches, you'd think that someone in the group would say, "Dude, that sign makes us look like dumb shits!" (In some cases, justifiably).
<snip> putting that in an email.
I almost envy you that. A lot of reading is painful for me. I've mentioned the singular "they" many times. I'll see something like "brutalness" and I get mad and want to email the writer, "it's BRUTALITY, dammit!"
And I am tired of being lectured that "language evolves," as if there is no such thing as a mistake.
Oh, I don't confuse mistakes and purposeful destruction of clear meaning, which irritates me more than error.
Books like "1984" and "Anthem" were meant to be a cautionary about the dystopia which follows the enforcement of language intended to prevent logical thought. They are now playbooks for those who prefer a dumbed down thoughtless society.