I loved this series but I consider the characters as a vehicle for the ideas. It’s not really a character-driven work; the author is more interested in how humanity as a whole would react to his fictional scenario than he is with writing characters with depth. I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s related to the genre but there are a lot of examples of this type of writing in science fiction. I also loved Dune but I feel the same way about its characters to some extent.
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I can’t make a comparison unfortunately as I haven’t joined lemmy.zip, but it seems like a good instance to me!
This was my exact trajectory and reasoning, but I ended up adding lemmings.world after that. 😅
I have joined several instances and all have their pros and cons, but I'll plug the most recent one (lemmings.world) because it checked all of these boxes for me:
- Federated with both lemmy.world and beehaw.org
- Not federated with certain more problematic instances
- Stable/good uptime record
- Upvotes/downvotes, community creation and image uploads enabled
- I liked the name
Yes, I'd love an audiobooks community! I'd also like audiobook and ebook deals communities.
A headphones community exists! !headphones@lemmy.film
Beauty communities seem conspicuously absent for topics that have a large internet presence elsewhere. Makeup, skincare, hair, nail art, etc. I specifically miss the asian beauty sub.
We have a few general cooking/food communities that are nice and active, but I miss more specific things like ask culinary, chef knives, and communities geared toward dietary restrictions.
City and region-specific forums.
It's basically the same for me! I'd say anchovies/fish sauce in general. My first introduction was through Thai fish sauce, which I grew up with and learned how to use in Thai cooking. Then, I started cooking with anchovies in oil and Worcestershire sauce in what I viewed as their respective cuisines. At some point I understood the similar role these ingredients played in providing the umami element needed to complete a dish, and that made me feel more confident using them in a wider variety of foods and "across" cuisines as needed. Used in the appropriate amount, they won't overpower a dish or turn it fishy; a little bit provides so much flavor!
Oh agreed! I'm rereading Dune right now to refresh my memory before the movie later this year and I love the characters, but at the same time I understand where the criticism comes from.
I don't think it's a translation problem; the second book has a different translator and if anything, the characters are even less realistic.