There was a poll that stated—Rowling’s opening line in the HP series is one of best in the world. Someone posted about how there are a bunch of other opening statements that are better.
Here’s one of my personal favorites, from Gabriel Garcia Marquez (English translated):
“It is inevitable. The scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.”
@negative12dollarbill@Montaagge@bookstodon That's how it works for other series of books just as well. Do you expect the next book in the series to spawn just on the predecessor's publication date? Consequentially, you'd have to say, kids shouldn't read book series that are not finished yet. Writing a book takes time. That's only natural.
@DocCarms@bookstodon "It was raining real hard the day we buried my daddy. Mama said it was because the angels were crying; but after hours of drenching downpour I doubted the angels were crying tears of joy about seeing Daddy in heaven but instead were downright upset about him there."
– "The Angels of Morgan Hill" by Donna VanLiere
@negative12dollarbill@Montaagge@bookstodon I'm not sure if I'm the one missing the point here. Your observation is right - and so is what I said about book series, however, as I said, this is about J. K. Rowling. And at least in that point, she's not that special and for once, it's not her fault but ist how things work
It’s a solo worker placement game where you play as the French resistance (the Maquis) and complete thematic sabotage missions vs Nazis. It’s a puzzle of collecting resources/intel, performing sabotage, and getting fighters home safely.
Reskin the map with the demilitarised zone, and fight against the Cardassians and Starfleet. Replace the workers with small wooden ships.
@arazil@travisromany@allstartrek The simple charm of . . . being stranded in space, led by a cottagecore murderess. 😂 Of all the things in season 2, I wish they had maintained the Vidiians somehow—a capable, complex enemy with which they had a complicated relationship. Remove Vidiians, plug in Borg, though, I guess.
@ColesStreetPothole@allstartrek Also, the amount of people to pick it apart is infinite, so someone will definitely always find something. You can't plan ahead for this. Nonetheless, (and even if I dislike her decision) the episode is great—as is so much of Voyager
@ColesStreetPothole@allstartrek Yeah, that makes sense. There could have been a scene afterwards, where she—as always—might be disturbed in letting her guard down for just a moment.
@ColesStreetPothole@allstartrek Rewatching the scene, it could have been a bit less subtle but besides that: Yes, the scene tells it all. No need for additional scenes emphasizing her emotional weight added
@kcarr2015@ColesStreetPothole@allstartrek Well, first, this is highly philosophical. Even though, called that way, I don't necessarily think of it as an execution, yet, the fact can't be overlooked that the act was done unconsentingly—which, considering the morals of the Federation, should be at least highly questionable if not justiciable