Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🤹‍♂️ Thursday, 16 January, 2025

Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wow! I thought my 290hrs this year was a high amount but not even close! It listed my top category as Literature and Fiction which only slightly edged out sci fi and myster/thriller categories which had a similar number of hours. It said I earned a ‘genre hopper ribbon’.

  source
• Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Stephen King? Yes, it probably would take that long to plough through one of his thicker books.

  source

  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think The Stand is my heart’s favourite even if it may not be his best. I remember getting stuck into the monster of a paperback when I was in my young teens and being absolutely absorbed. I relisten to it often

    source
• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Genuine question: What is it that you like about Sci-fi and fantasy?

  source

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The fiction i read is mostly sci fi. I love it because most of the time, if written well, they are allegorical stories set in a unique world and setting.

    source
  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Can I answer that question?

    source

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah!!

      source

      • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So for me my entire book collection is fantasy with a little bit of sci fi and I’m big into interactive sci fi and fantasy experiences (games).

        Basically it allows me to experience something that doesn’t exist and also delve into themes and ideas that might seem a little out there and I get fully immersed in those make believe worlds.

        It allows me to be part of something that I’ll never be able to be part of in real life as well.

        I also take it as it is and don’t question much as I get invested into those worlds, such as magic.

        I also have a great love for those things so that also helps me get into them more.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hmm. Good question… Might as well ask what I like about fiction, which would yield similar results. I’m not sure how to answer. For context I listen to audiobooks when I go to bed, sometimes for hours depending on my insomnia levels. It’s just nice to follow along an exciting and interesting story 🤷‍♂️. I’d say the biggest genre I listened to would be apocalyptic/post apocalyptic fiction, and zombie stuff. I think I like this because it’s a bit of escapism, it’s fun imagining how you would handle such a world, fighting for survival rather than the mundane day to day I currently have. I could probably go on and I don’t know if I could accurately even answer your question so this will have to do

    source

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think you answered perfectly. Books are enjoyment and that’s all that matters.

      source
  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Never know what to expect, and from all that imagination emerges the most heart wrenching moments

    Highly recommend Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary

    source

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      couldnt get into Hail Mary. LOVED The Martian, but Hail Mary missed the mark for me.

      source

      • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The Martian is alright for me, but i LOVE Project Hail Mary

        source
      • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Other way around for me 🤣

        source
    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Fortunately I don’t own that nerd gene that can process someone else’s trip but I understand I am in the minority that is why I seek answers.

      source
• useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Far out. 16 hours in one go?

  source

  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think I forgot to turn it off tbh, and probably had volume very low

    source