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Metaphors are interesting from a linguistic standpoint because they are, technically, lies.
— Magic, power, language, symbol by Patrick Dunn (66%)
- It does not escape me that millstone is usually used in metaphor to describe something weighty and cumbersome that bears us down, almost to destruction. Some days, I feel that way about computers.
— Magic, power, language, symbol by Patrick Dunn (39%)
Brantai reviewed The Black Book of Isobel Gowdie by Ash William Mills
Britain’s most notorious accused witch Isobel Gowdie gave such a wealth of information regarding magical …
Scots as folk
4 stars
If you enjoy collections of folk magic in the vein of The Long Lost friend this is up your alley. Includes at the end the text of “The Spaewife, or, Universal fortune-teller”
Brantai finished reading The Black Book of Isobel Gowdie by Ash William Mills
The Black Book of Isobel Gowdie by Ash William Mills
Britain’s most notorious accused witch Isobel Gowdie gave such a wealth of information regarding magical practices during her confessions, that …
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"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a post-apocalyptic science fiction short story …
HATE. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387.44 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER THIN LAYERS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX. IF THE WORD HATE WAS ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE HATE I FEEL FOR HUMANS AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT FOR YOU. HATE. HATE.
Brantai rated Smuggler's Cove: 5 stars
Smuggler's Cove by Martin Cate
"Cast aside your cares and worries. Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favorite exotica record on the hi-fi, and …
Brantai rated The Shining Girls: 2 stars
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
The Shining Girls is a novel by South African author Lauren Beukes. The book centers on a mysterious drifter who …
Brantai rated Wormwood Star: 4 stars
Wormwood Star by Spencer Kansa
In the first ever biography written about her, Wormwood Star traces the extraordinary life of the enigmatic artist Marjorie Cameron …
Brantai rated The Hollow Places: 3 stars
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
Pray they are hungry.
Kara finds these words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the …
Brantai rated Something About a Sword and a Stone?: 5 stars
Something About a Sword and a Stone? by Jeffrey Wikstrom (Arthur Dies At The End, #1)
DID YOU KNOW:
- Sir Balin, the knight who delivered the dolorous stroke, was so stupid half of Camelot assumed it …
Goethe never actually said that, but he could have.
— Magic, power, language, symbol by Patrick Dunn (97%)
Brantai rated The Art of Racing in the Rain: 3 stars
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Art of Racing in the Rain is a 2008 novel by American author Garth Stein that is narrated by …