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16 minutes in and I added Marlow’s book to my cart. We really can’t afford to be neutral in these times: the enemies certainly aren’t sitting on the sidelines.

We have plenty of good commentary—and could always use more—but it’s crucial to share our POV through art and literature, as well.

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Feb 5Liked by Alexandru Constantin

In France they arrested people who took walks outside.

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Disgusting

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Feb 5Liked by Alexandru Constantin

I applaud the goal of leaving a record of the evil of the kung-flu criminality!

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It has to be done or else the narrative ends up on only one side.

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Feb 5Liked by Alexandru Constantin

yes, sci-fi/fantasy is escapism, except for Jack Vance who used that decore to tell us the deepest things we need to hear about ourselves and our world - particularly the vulgar Heideggerianism in which we are sunk.

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"Grandfathering in." Yes. This is the language. Worth considering how much of independent publishing is energized by writers who first succeeded in a more traditional way.

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Good episode. I would argue that the real crisis is one of manliness and therefore genre works have something to say to that, as much or more so than modern slice of life, but I do take your point and agree that much of genre today is disconnected and self-referential.

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Grahm Green .. just isn't a very good writer. 'The power and the glory'... interesting ideas... but not really what I'd call a good book.

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I've never read it.

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I loved the book. I will admit, I think the book is better received if you’re Catholic or Orthodox and believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist.

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I am a catholic and a believer. I like the message, I just don't care for the writing. Way over rated. Compare anything by Jack Vance.

It not enough to have great ideas or good intentions. For writing to be compelling it must be artful.

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It’s pretty dry at parts, for sure. Not for everyone. I just think it builds momentum for a nice emotional payoff in the final act. Almost as if you have to struggle through the first parts to get to it. I’ve heard good things about Vance. I need to read him.

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May be a matter of taste. I read the book both before and after I became a Catholic and it impacted me both times. I like that Greene conveys big ideas in easy prose and a gripping adventure format. That is what I try to do too.

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When the state cronies drink the wine meant for mass. I felt it deeply.

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Absolutely. I'm aiming to do one episode per week or maybe every other week. Shoot me an email at thedacian@protonmail.com

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